Boeing 737 3H4 N383SW

Summary

On 9 October 2015 at about 21:00 local time, a Boeing 737 3H4 registered N383SW, operated by Southwest Airlines Co, was involved in an accident near Pound Ridge, New York, United States. 148 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

9 October 2015 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pound Ridge, New York, United States

Coordinates

41.2392, -73.5797

Aircraft

Boeing 737 3H4

Registration

N383SW

Category

Airplane

Year built

1994

Engines

2

Operator

Southwest Airlines Co

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manchester → Baltimore

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA16CA008

1 person was seriously injured.

hot water spilled from a cup onto the flight attendant's arm resulting in a 2nd degree burn.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

As a flight attendant (FA) was moving from the galley to the cabin to serve a tray of drinks, a cup of hot water fell off the tray and spilled onto her arm resulting in 2nd degree burns to her forearm and bicep, measuring about 1 inch by 2 inches, and separation of skin. The crew reported the flight encountered some light turbulence enroute but it was not determined if any was encountered at the time of the event.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.