Boeing 737 N929NN

Summary

On 8 January 2020 at about 21:30 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N929NN, operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident near New York, New York, United States. 121 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.

Date

8 January 2020 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

New York, New York, United States

Nearest airport

LaGuardia Airport (KLGA)

Coordinates

40.7769, -73.8739

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

N929NN

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

2

Operator

American Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New York → Dallas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA20CA049

Nobody was injured.

failure of the deicing truck driver to maintain appropriate clearance from the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On January 8, 2020, about 0630 eastern standard time, American Airlines flight 2632, a Boeing 737-823, N929NN, was damaged by a deicing truck. There were no injuries to the 2 pilots, 4 flight attendants, or 115 passengers on board.  The airplane received substantial damage. The regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight was being operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 from LaGuardia Airport, New York, New York, to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas, Texas. The captain stated that while sitting at gate C7 performing preflight duties he felt the aircraft "shudder". He stated that the first officer then looked out the window on his side and noticed a deicing truck behind the right wing. As he continued observing the first officer said they felt the airplane shudder again as the deicing truck pulled out from under the wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.