Southwest Airlines Emergency Landing

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A Southwest Airlines plane with 131 people on board made an emergency landing in Charleston, West Virginia Monday after a hole appeared in the fuselage.

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Southwest Airlines Flight 2294
Incident summary
Date July 13, 2009
Type

In-flight structural failure

Rapid decompression
Site near Charleston, WV
Passengers 126
Crew 5
Injuries 0
Fatalities 0
Survivors 131 (all)
Aircraft type Boeing 737-3H4
Operator Southwest Airlines
Tail number N387SW
Flight origin Nashville International Airport (KBNA)
Destination Baltimore Washington International Airport (KBWI)
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