36.1750° N, 115.1372° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 16, 1986 · 08:00 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mc Carran International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AWXA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N709AW
Reported as
Boeing 737112
People aboard
69
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total2,500 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine cowling struck an improperly parked belt loader while being marshalled into gate.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE COWLING STRUCK AN IMPROPERLY PARKED BELT LOADER WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO GATE.