Accident · 1995-07-28

NTSB case FTW95FA319 · BOEING 737-3A4 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1995-07-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 737-3A4 (N675AA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, CO. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE FLIGHTCREWS OF THE BOEING 737, N675AA, AND THE CESSNA 401, N31DB, TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. FACTORS WERE: THE FAILURE OF 737 FLIGHTCREW TO RESPOND TO THE TRAFFIC ADVISORY GIVEN BY THE GROUND CONTROLLER IDENTIFYING POTENTIALLY CONFLICTING TRAFFIC, AND THE FAILURE OF THE GROUND CONTROLLER TO ISSUE SEQUENCING INSTRUCTIONS TO BOTH AIRCRAFT.

Source: NTSB case FTW95FA319

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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