Boeing 737-7H4 N907WN
4 September 2010 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 2010 at about 19:50 local time, a Boeing 737-7H4 registered N907WN was involved in an incident near Los Angeles, California, United States. 133 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:50
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.9693, -118.2396
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-7H4
- Registration
- N907WN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Los Angeles → Las vegas
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- OPS10IA538
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
Probable cause
Failure of the air traffic controller to exercise positive control of the situation by issuing clear and timely control instructions to the helicopter pilot. Contributing to the incident was delay by the helicopter pilot in responding to instructions issued by the controller.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A departing Boeing 737-700 passed within 750 feet laterally and 200 feet vertically of a helicopter operating under visual flight rules. Both aircraft were receiving air traffic control services from the airport's air traffic control tower and were operating in Class B airspace. Postincident investigation determined that the controller handling the helicopter did not exercise positive control of the situation by issuing clear and timely control instructions and that the helicopter pilot did not react quickly to instructions issued by the controller.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-7H4 | N907WN | - | - |
| Bell 222U | N222AM | - | - |
Other Boeing 737 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2010 | Boeing 737-300 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Mirage Aviation Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 2010 | Boeing 737-7H4 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Southwest Airlines Co | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2010 | Boeing 737-7H4 | Houston, Texas, United States | Southwest Airlines Co | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2010 | Boeing 737 | London, United Kingdom | Scandinavian Airlines System | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 2010 | Boeing 737 | Peshawar, Pakistan | - | Unknown | - |
| 25 Dec 2010 | Boeing 737 | San Francisco, California, United States | Southwest Airlines | No injuries | - |
All 1,317 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2010 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B | Courtland, California, United States | Walter Avery | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2010 | Cessna 172P | Camarillo Airport, California, United States | Channel Islands Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-30 | Merced, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 2010 | Robinson R22 BETA | Long Beach, California, United States | Temco Sky Networks | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Rans COYOTE II S6 | Lincoln, California, United States | Michael S. Gorden | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Oct 2010 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) | Palm Springs, California, United States | Kent Thomas | No injuries | - |