Narrative:
The parked aircraft was struck by a catering vehicle on the rear left hand side. There were no injuries among the occupants of the aircraft, but the driver of the vehicle was injured.
Probable Cause: a provisioning truck that impacted the airplane resulting in substantial damage.
Damaged on the ground
» triblive.com
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Monday 17 June 2019 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8H4 (WL) |
| Operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N8608N |
| MSN: | 36638/4323 |
| First flight: | 2013-01-15 (6 years 5 months) |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-7B27E |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 174 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 180 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Pittsburgh-Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Pittsburgh-Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT/KPIT), United States of America |
| Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN), United States of America |
The parked aircraft was struck by a catering vehicle on the rear left hand side. There were no injuries among the occupants of the aircraft, but the driver of the vehicle was injured.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: a provisioning truck that impacted the airplane resulting in substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Collision with airport equipmentDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» NTSB» triblive.com
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Pittsburgh-Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, PA to Denver International Airport, CO as the crow flies is 2057 km (1285 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Pittsburgh-Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, PA to Denver International Airport, CO as the crow flies is 2057 km (1285 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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