Boeing 737 N287WN

Summary

On 10 October 2018 at about 03:00 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N287WN, operated by Southwest Airlines Co, was involved in an accident near Nashville, Tennessee, United States. 93 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 October 2018 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

36.0728, -86.4042

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

N287WN

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

2

Operator

Southwest Airlines Co

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Charlotte

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

Unk

Light

Night

NTSB number

DCA19CA005

1 person was seriously injured.

flight attendant tripping over a passenger's knee that resulted in hot liquid splashing on the flight attendant.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 9, 2018, about 2300 EDT, Southwest Airlines 2235, a Boeing 737-700, N287WN, was enroute to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (KCLT), Charlotte, North Carolina, when a flight attendant was burned with hot liquid. Of the 93 passengers and crew onboard, one flight attendant received a serious injury.  The regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 from Nashville International Airport (KBNA), Nashville, Tennessee, to KCLT. As the flight attendant (FA) was conducting cabin service, she tripped over a passenger's knee, causing her to spill her beverage tray. One of the beverages was a hot tea, and it splashed on her left forearm and on the passenger's shoulder and arm. After landing, paramedics treated both the passenger and flight attendant at the gate, however, both declined to be transported to a local hospital for further examination.  The following day the FA was still in pain and went to a local medical clinic where she was diagnosed with a 2nd degree burn to her forearm.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.