Boeing 737-347 N305WA
24 December 1999 · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 December 1999 at about 20:49 local time, a Boeing 737-347 registered N305WA, operated by Delta Airlines, was involved in an incident near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. 135 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:49
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salt Lake City Int'l (SLC)
- Coordinates
- 40.8104, -111.9400
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-347
- Registration
- N305WA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Delta Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Detroit
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN00IA032
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
Probable cause
Improper assembly of the wheel during build up in the operator's maintenance facilities.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During takeoff roll on a scheduled domestic passenger flight, the right main landing gear inboard wheel separated from the aircraft. The aircraft returned to the point of departure and landed without further incident. Examination of the landing gear revealed that the wrong wheel bearing had been installed when the wheel assembly was 'built up' at the operator's facility.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1999 | Piper PA-28-181 | Tooele, Utah, United States | Proflight | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1999 | Cessna T210M | Cedar City, Utah, United States | Gary G. Sackett | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1999 | Cessna 180 | Heber City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1999 | Cessna 152 | Murray, Utah, United States | Edith E. Steele | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1999 | Piper PA-18-150 | Bullfrog, Utah, United States | James M. Elegante | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1999 | Bell 47G3B2A | Tremonton, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |