Boeing 737-3H4 N625SW

Summary

On 17 October 2012 at about 01:30 local time, a Boeing 737-3H4 registered N625SW, operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 86 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 October 2012 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Las Vegas (KLAS)

Coordinates

36.0800, -115.1522

Aircraft

Boeing 737-3H4

Registration

N625SW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Southwest Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oklahoma City → Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA016

1 person was seriously injured.

The flight attendant's encounter with an unseen obstruction in the aisle, which resulted in a fall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Southwest Airlines personnel reported that, during cruise flight between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Las Vegas, Nevada, a flight attendant who was conducting beverage service tripped over a passenger's leg that was protruding into the aisle. The flight attendant fell and felt pain in her left knee and foot. She did not resume her flight attendant duties during the flight. After landing she went to a local hospital, where medical personnel determined that she had a fractured metatarsal in her left foot. There were no mechanical difficulties or anomalies with the airplane during the flight, and the event was not related to turbulence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.