United Express Flight Plunges Nearly 4,000 Feet — 2 Seriously Injured
What Happened On August 28, 2025, SkyWest flight 5971, operating as United Express, encountered severe turbulence about 90 minutes into its journey from Aspen, Colorado to Houston. The Embraer E175 fleet dropped roughly 4,000 bases in less than 60 seconds, followed by a further descent of more than 25,000 bases over the coming six minutes…