Severe turbulence on plane sends two people on board to hospital
NBC News·2025-08-30 00:00
It happened at 39,000 ft over Texas. >> Sky West 5971 emergency aircraft. >> Sky West United 5971, an Amber regional jet flying from Aspen to Houston, suddenly hit severe turbulence, experiencing a pressurization issue and quickly dropping nearly 5,000 ft.Oxygen masks dropped as passenger belongings hit the ceiling and floor. It felt like three different drops because I'm I remember seeing the man, you know, bounce up and hit the ceiling of the airplane twice and then it flung him over into the seats across ...