Accident · 1995-11-25

NTSB case SEA96LA026 · Boeing 737-522 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1995-11-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Boeing 737-522 (N953UA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECAST MODERATE HIGH LEVEL WINDSHEAR AND TURBULENCE AS THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS PERFORMING HIS DUTIES DURING DESCENT.

Source: NTSB case SEA96LA026

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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