Boeing B737-800 accident near Mcalester, Oklahoma, July 8, 2007
On July 8, 2007 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Boeing B737-800, registered N929AN, was involved in an accident near Mcalester, Oklahoma. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 1 person was seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 101 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
An in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 8, 2007 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Mcalester, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries; 101 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing B737-800
- Registration
- N929AN · registry record · serial 30078
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The captain reported that the international flight encountered moderate clear air turbulence while the flight was climbing through 30,000 feet mean sea level (FL300). The captain further reported that the seat belt sign was illuminated and passengers were seated at the time of the short turbulence encounter. Both the captain and the first officer had monitored the weather radar, and neither detected any weather anomalies during the climb to altitude. There were no forecast for turbulence in the area of the encounter. The three flight attendants in the cabin area were performing crew duties when the unexpected turbulence occurred. One flight attendant in the aft galley injured her foot which resulted in a bone fracture.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 9,999 hours in all; 182 in the last 90 days; 33 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: November 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 161 in the last 90 days; 28 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: December 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 21,694 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme
- Maximum gross weight: 174,200 lb
- Seats: 148
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Cfm International CFM 56-7B (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Cfm International CFM 56-7B (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: American Airlines INC
The flight
- Departed from: DFW Dal-Fort Worth TX at 6:56 pm
- Destination: YYZ Toronto
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 5,000 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 29.89 inHg
- Observation at 6:53 pm from MLC
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Passengers | 99 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DFW07LA164.