Coverage dated August 8, 2022

Southwest Airlines flight attendant breaks her back during hard landing in California

Headline from CBS News

The impact of landing was so hard that the flight attendant thought the plane had crashed, the NTSB said.

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Reports & sources

35 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Southwest attendant suffers broken back in hard landing (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The impact of the landing at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, was so hard, the flight attendant thought the plane had crashed, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Southwest flight attendant suffers back fracture during hard landing in Santa Ana (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture in her back during a hard landing last month in California.

  3. CBS News

    Southwest Airlines flight attendant breaks her back during hard landing in California (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The impact of landing was so hard that the flight attendant thought the plane had crashed, the NTSB said.

  4. FOX 5 New York

    Southwest attendant suffered broken back in hard landing (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra in her upper back during a hard landing last month in California, according to federal safety investigators.

  5. NBC Chicago

    Southwest Airlines Attendant Suffers Broken Back in Hard Landing (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra in her upper back during a hard landing last month in California, according to federal safety investigators.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Flight attendant suffers broken back after hard landing on Southwest Airlines (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A flight attendant sitting in the jump seat in the back of a Southwest flight to California experienced a compression fracture to a vertebra during landing.

  7. CNN

    Southwest flight attendant injures back after hard landing, NTSB says (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture in her back in July after the plane "landed with such force she thought the plane had crashed," according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

  8. Boston

    Southwest flight attendant suffers broken back in hard landing (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    The National Transportation Safety Board said the impact of landing was so hard that the flight attendant thought the plane had crashed.

  9. Insider

    A Southwest Airlines flight attendant broke her back when her plane landed with such force she thought it had crashed, NTSB says (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    After the "firm" landing, the attendant immediately felt pain in her back and neck, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

  10. FOX Business

    Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffers broken back in hard landing (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    A Southwest Airlines flight's hard landing at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, led to a vertebra injury for a flight attendant in a jump seat.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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