Date: | Wednesday 27 March 2019 |
Time: | 19:25 |
Type: | Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) |
Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
Registration: | N249WN |
MSN: | 34951/2005 |
Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
Total airframe hrs: | 44455 hours |
Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B24 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Nashville International Airport, TN (BNA) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Pittsburgh-Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (PIT/KPIT) |
Destination airport: | Nashville International Airport, TN (BNA/KBNA) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Southwest Airlines flight 975 struck a bird with the left horizontal stabilizer while descending through 2,500 feet on approach to the Nashville International Airport, Tennessee, USA. The airplane landed with no further incident. There were no injuries and the airplane was substantial damaged.
Damage to the airplane included a 12 inch crack in the forward spar, requiring replacement of the horizontal stabilizer. Bird residue was identified as a Great Blue Heron.
Probable cause: a collision with a bird.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DCA19CA130 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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