Accident · 2021-08-23
What the record says
- Event date
- 2021-08-23
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- BOEING 737-990ER (N479AS)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- ALASKA AIR INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- ALASKA AIRLINES INC
Probable cause
The passenger’s use of the evacuation slide resulted in the serious injury.
Source: NTSB case DCA21LA208Flight crew
No flight-crew details recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.