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| Date: | Sunday 8 February 2009 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-76N (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | WestJet |
| Registration: | C-FZWS |
| MSN: | 32731/1044 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 139 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Santo Domingo -
 Dominican Republic
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, QC (YUL/CYUL) |
| Santo Domingo-Las Américas José Francisco Peña Gómez Int'l Airport (SDQ/MDSD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Boeing 737 operated by WestJet took off from Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport bound for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Just before descent into Santo Domingo, a flight attendant fractured an ankle when the aircraft passed through an area of moderate turbulence, rendering him unfit for duty.
Sources:
TSB A09F0024
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 January 2020 | C-FZWS | WestJet | 0 | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) |  |
sub |
| Collision with other aircraft on apron | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2024 18:26 | ASN | Added |
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