Two passengers on board a SkyWest Airlines flight were seriously injured after the aircraft experienced "severe turbulence" on Aug. 28, the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) confirmed.

SkyWest flight 5971 was en route from Aspen, Colo., to Houston on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 28. But the Embraer E175 diverted to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and "landed safely" around 8 p.m. local time, per the FAA .

According to flight data from FlightAware , about 90 minutes into the trip, the plane dropped nearly 4,000 feet in less than 60 seconds. The aircraft continued to lose altitude for about 10 minutes before it was diverted to Austin.

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As the plane made its approach, the pilot informed air

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