Boeing 737-8H4 N8608N

Summary

On 17 June 2019 at about 14:20 local time, a Boeing 737-8H4 registered N8608N, operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. 180 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

17 June 2019 at 14:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Pittsburgh International (KPIT)

Coordinates

40.4914, -80.2328

Aircraft

Boeing 737-8H4

Registration

N8608N

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Operator

Southwest Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pittsburgh → Denver

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA19CA168

Nobody was injured.

a provisioning truck that impacted the airplane resulting in substantial damage.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 17, 2019, about 1020 eastern daylight time, Southwest Airlines flight 157, a Boeing 737-8H4, N8608N, was struck by a provisioning truck while loaded and ready for pushback at Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There were no injuries to the crew or passengers on board.  The airplane received substantial damage. The regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight was operating under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 from KPIT to Denver International Airport (KDEN), Denver, Colorado. According to witnesses, the driver of the provisioning truck was unconscious when the truck impacted the airplane. The airplane received substantial damage to the left fuselage and internal structure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.