NTSB Factual Report

On June 12, 2012, about 2015 central daylight time, a Boeing 737-724, N16709, operating as United Airlines flight 1632, encountered severe turbulence at flight level 225 near Winnie, Texas. Two flight attendants were seriously injured; there were no serious injuries among the other three crewmembers and the 76 passengers. The pilot subsequently declared an emergency and diverted to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH), Lake Charles, Louisiana, and landed with no further incident. There was no damage to the airplane. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight. The flight departed the George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, at approximately 2008, with the La Guardia Airport (LGA), New York, New York, as the intended destination.