Boeing 737 7H4 N232WN

Summary

On 23 August 2015 at about 18:30 local time, a Boeing 737 7H4 registered N232WN, operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an accident near Oakland, California, United States. 148 people were on board. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 August 2015 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Oakland, California, United States

Nearest airport

Metro Oakland Airport (KOAK)

Coordinates

37.7217, -122.2217

Aircraft

Boeing 737 7H4

Registration

N232WN

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

2

Operator

Southwest Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oakland → Burbank

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA15CA176

Injuries not recorded.

inadvertent jet blast, resulting in debris striking ground operations personnel.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 23, 2015, at Metro Oakland Airport (OAK), Oakland, California, a ground operations specialist received serious injury after being struck by a component of a service golf cart which had been blown by jet blast.  Southwest Airlines (SWA) flight 1995 had pushed back from gate 26 and was beginning to taxi. Ground operations personnel were servicing another SWA aircraft parked one gate over, at gate 28.  One of their golf carts was parked near the rear of aircraft. As SWA1995 began to taxi and turn to exit the alley way, the jet blast struck the roof of the golf cart which separated and hit one of the ground operations personnel. He was transported to the hospital and diagnosed with a broken knee cap.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.