Boeing 737-8H4 N8693A

Summary

On 12 June 2018 at about 18:44 local time, a Boeing 737-8H4 registered N8693A, operated by Southwest Airlines Co, was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 6 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

12 June 2018 at 18:44

Classification

Accident

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Phoenix Sky Harbor Internation (KPHX)

Coordinates

33.2603, -112.0042

Aircraft

Boeing 737-8H4

Registration

N8693A

Category

Airplane

Year built

2016

Engines

2

Operator

Southwest Airlines Co

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phoenix → Buffalo

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

Unk

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

DCA18CA209

1 person was seriously injured.

a passenger bumping into a flight attendant who was holding a hot liquid.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 12, 2018, at about 1144 MST, Southwest Airlines 2344, Boeing 737-800, N8693A, the "B" position flight attendant was seriously injured when a pot of hot water she was holding splashed on her chest and face after a passenger exiting the lavatory bumped into her during boarding at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX), Phoenix, Arizona.  There were two flight crew,  4 flight attendants, and unknown passengers on board at the time.   The flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from KPHX to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (KBUF), Buffalo, New York. The injured flight attendant was unable to perform duties and was replaced. The injured flight attendant was transported to the hospital where she was diagnosed with second degree burns and released. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.