Boeing 737 7H4 N758SW

Summary

On 14 August 2014 at about 15:41 local time, a Boeing 737 7H4 registered N758SW, operated by Southwest Airlines Co, was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 August 2014 at 15:41

Classification

Accident

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Salt Lake City Intl (SLC)

Coordinates

40.7864, -111.9731

Aircraft

Boeing 737 7H4

Registration

N758SW

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

2

Operator

Southwest Airlines Co

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14LA346

Nobody was injured.

The disconnection of baggage carts that subsequently collided with the parked airplane following the tug driving over a dip in the roadway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial air carrier airplane was parked at the boarding gate with the crew onboard. A tug driver from another airline was pulling four baggage carts in the non-movement area adjacent to the boarding gates. A security video showed that the second cart hit a drain cover and detached from the preceding cart. The loose baggage carts then rolled across the ramp and into the side of the airplane, resulting in substantial damage. There were no injuries.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.