SERS · Boeing 737-724 · 2002-02-20 · Beaumont, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC02LA065
Event ID
20020306X00308
Type
Accident
Date
2002-02-20
Location
Beaumont, TX, USA
Coordinates
30.070278, -94.214996
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
74
Total aboard
75
Aircraft
Make
Boeing
Model
737-724
Registration
N24736
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
An inadvertent encounter with convective induced turbulence, which injured a flight attendant. Factors were the failure of the airline to supply direction to the flight crew to indicate when the flight attendants could begin cabin service, and the convective induced turbulence.