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Boeing 737 832 N3762Y

10 August 2016 · New York, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 August 2016 at about 00:30 local time, a Boeing 737 832 registered N3762Y, operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident near New York, New York, United States. 168 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 00:30
Classification
Accident
Location
New York, New York, United States
Nearest airport
John F Kennedy International A (KJFK)
Coordinates
40.6400, -73.7800
Aircraft
Boeing 737 832
Registration
N3762Y
Category
Airplane
Year built
2001
Engines
2
Operator
Delta Air Lines
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
New York → Salt Lake City
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night
NTSB number
DCA16CA211

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
168 0 0 0 168

Probable cause

inadvertent collision by ground service vehicle.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 9, 2016 at 2100 eastern daylight time, Delta Airlines as flight 442, a Boeing 737, N3762Y, was struck by a catering truck while parked at the gate during passenger boarding at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Queens, New York.  The impact resulted in substantial damage to the lower left fuselage of the airplane.  The were no injuries to the six crewmembers, 160 passengers, or two ground service personnel.  Weather was reported as night visual conditions.  The ground crew reported that the truck had problems with the handbrake and jumped the chock, impacting the airplane. The flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from JFK to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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