# Incident 20150804013609I: Boeing 737-7H4, Denver, CO, August 4, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2015, 18:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N779SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N779SW-2024-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-7H4 (registry code 1384404, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-7H4
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 148
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15IA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15IA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150804013609I

## Narrative

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

ON 08/04/2015 AT 18:00 HRS MDT, N779SW A BOEING 737-7H4 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING PUSH BACK FROM GATE C28 AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CO. THERE WERE 148 OCCUPANTS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES REPORTED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN15IA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15IA337), Aug 5, 2015: Boeing 737 (N779SW), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The gate lead/pushback driver's failure to recognize that the provisioning truck was within the safety zone of the gate during his walkaround due to distractions, which resulted in the subsequent…

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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