# Accident 20051012026399A: Boeing 7373H4, Phoenix, AZ, October 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2005, 20:18 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 33.4333° N, 111.9847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4333&lon=-111.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N624SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N624SW-2021-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3H4 (registry code 138447K, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373H4
- People aboard: 61
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051012026399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SWA 2080, N624SW, WAS HOLDING BEHIND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT NEAR SPOT 5 ON DELTA 13 FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 25R WHEN HIS RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT WINGLET OF SWA 1097, N755SA, WHO WAS TAXIING TO GATE C18. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT NIGHT IN AN AREA NOT FULLY VISIBLE BY THE TOWER. N624SW'S RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS PARTIALLY PROTRUDING FROM DELTA 13 WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT WINGLET OF SWA 1097, N755SA. PORTIONS OF TAXIWAY ECHO ARE CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION RESULTING IN INCREASED CONGESTION IN THIS AREA.

## 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 LAX06LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA009), Oct 13, 2005: Boeing 737-3H4 (N624SW), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the other flight crew to maintain an adequate clearance from obstructions while taxiing.

## Other reports on N624SW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100409034329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100409034329A), Apr 9, 2010: Boeing 737-3H4 (N624SW), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. On April 09, 2010 at 1930 pacific daylight time (pdy) a Boeing 737-3H4 was struk by a runaway baggage tug at the Los Angeles international airport (klax). The…

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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