Incident Boeing 737 MAX 8 N8731J,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220646
 
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Date:Monday 7 January 2019
Time:c. 19:10 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic B38M model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Owner/operator:Southwest Airlines
Registration: N8731J
MSN: 42550/7321
Year of manufacture:2018
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) -   United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI/KBWI)
Destination airport:Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Southwest Airlines flight WN203, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, sustained damage after being hit by ground equipment, shortly after landing at Denver International Airport.
There were strong winds at the time of the incident.

Sources:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n8731j#1f1b6bd4
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2019/01/08/southwest-plane-collides-ground-equipment-due-wind-denver/2511661002/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jan-2019 20:32 harro Added
08-Jan-2019 20:32 harro Updated [Destination airport]
29-Oct-2019 15:24 The2ndBaron Updated [Damage]

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