Boeing 757 EI-LBT
24 August 2018 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 August 2018 at about 23:55 local time, a Boeing 757 registered EI-LBT, operated by Aer Lingua, was involved in an accident near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 178 people were on board. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Philadelphia International (PHL)
- Coordinates
- 39.8742, -75.2422
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757
- Registration
- EI-LBT
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1998
- Operator
- Aer Lingua
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Philadelphia → Dublin
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- DCA18CA272
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 |
Probable cause
The ground service employee's inadvertent fall near the nose wheel during pushback.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On August 24, 2018, about 2350 eastern daylight time, Aer Lingus flight 114, a Boeing 757-200, EI-LBT, had a ground service employee suffer a serious injury while engaged in pushback from the gate at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There were no injuries to 177 passengers and crew onboard. The airplane was not damaged. The flight was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 129 scheduled international passenger flight from KPHL to Dublin Airport (EIDW), Dublin, Ireland. According to the operator, the ground service employee was connected to the airplane via a headset and was engaged in push-back from gate A6. At some point, the service employee fell down and the nose wheel ran over his right leg, causing a serious injury. The flight crew reported that the pushback was nearly complete and were about halfway through the 90 degree turn onto the taxi line, when the airplane jerked to a stop. There was general confusion for several minutes before they were informed of what happened.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 757 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2018 | Boeing 757 23A | Tel Aviv, Israel | Federal Express | Unknown | - |
| 5 Feb 2018 | Boeing 757 | Auckland, New Zealand | - | Unknown | - |
| 31 Dec 2018 | Boeing 757 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | American Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 6 Sep 2018 | Boeing 757 | New York, New York, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2018 | Boeing 757 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2018 | Boeing 757 | Georgetown, Guyana | Fly Jamaica Airways | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2018 | Lancair LC41 | Moscow, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2018 | Schweizer 269D | Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2018 | Hughes 369 | Ridgeway, Pennsylvania, United States | Rotor Blade LLC | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2018 | Beechcraft B19 | Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States | Beech Club LLC | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2018 | Titan TITAN TORNADO 912 | Corry, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2018 | Boeing 737 7H4 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Southwest Airlines Co | Fatal | 1 |