Boeing 737-200 N133AW

Summary

On 25 December 1983 at about 17:05 local time, a Boeing 737-200 registered N133AW was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 6 people were on board. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 December 1983 at 17:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Phoenix Sky (PHX)

Coordinates

33.4301, -112.0100

Aircraft

Boeing 737-200

Registration

N133AW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX84LA122

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT WAS STANDING WITH ENGINES RUNNING AND A BAGGAGE HANDLER WAS BLOWN OFF HIS FEET WHEN HE WENT BEHIND THE ACFT. THE ACFT HAD BEEN CALLED BACK TO THE RAMP BECAUSE AN ACCESS DOOR WAS OPEN. THE BAGGAGE HANDLER APPROACHING THE ACFT FROMTHE REAR TO CLOSE THE DOOR FAILED TO SIGNAL THE CREW TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES. HE SAID HE BELIEVED HE HEARD THE RIGHT ENGINE SPOOLING DOWN. THE BAGGAGE HANDLER WAS THROWN ABOUT 8-10 FT AND LANDED ON HIS KNEE. HIS KNEE CAP WAS BROKEN. THE FLT CREW WAS UNAWARE OF THE ACCIDENT UNTIL INFORMED BY THE COMPANY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.