Accident · 1998-12-13

NTSB case LAX99LA050 · Boeing 737-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1998-12-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300 (N328AW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICA WEST AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICA WEST AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

The failure of the second and third flight attendants to comply with instructions to remain seated in anticipation of turbulence.

Source: NTSB case LAX99LA050

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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