Boeing 737 N3730B
19 June 2010 · New York, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 June 2010 at about 22:11 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N3730B, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident near New York, New York, United States. 5 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- John F. Kennedy International (KJFK)
- Coordinates
- 40.6500, -73.7833
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N3730B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New York → Salt Lake City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA10CA075
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
a baggage cart impacting the airplane and causing substantial damage as a result of the jet blast from a passing airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to a company flight safety investigator, the aircraft was parked at the gate while the first officer and four flight attendants were aboard preparing for the upcoming flight. Baggage handlers on the ramp were loading baggage onto the aircraft when the jet blast from a taxing Boeing 767-400ER blew an empty baggage cart from its parked position, which collided with the left side of the aft service panel, causing a 15 by 18 in puncture through the aircraft skin and severing two stringers.According to the baggage handler, after he had staged the empty baggage cart into location among two other carts, he "made sure that it was locked" by giving the cart a "push" from the left side. He stated that the cart did not "budge" after he pushed it. A video of the accident showed the cart being blown from the jet blast as it travelled across the ramp and impacted the left side of the aircraft. The other two baggage carts remained unmoved.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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