# Accident 19910605027549A: Boeing 7373G7, Elko, NV, June 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AWXA
- Location: 40.9506° N, 115.7909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9506&lon=-115.7909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304AW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373G7
- Reported engine: GE CFM563B1
- People aboard: 138
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910605027549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLIGHT ATTENDANT LEFT BEVERAGE CART UNATTENDED. SPILLED HOT COFFEE ON A PASSENGER CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURNS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA91LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA126), Jun 6, 1991: Boeing 737-3G7 (N304AW), Elko, NV, no damage. Probable cause: AN UNSECURED CART. THE FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: TURBULENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND POOR JUDGEMENT BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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