# NTSB DCA16CA211: Boeing 737 832, N3762Y, New York, NY, August 10, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 9, 2016, 20:30 local (Aug 10, 2016, 00:30 UTC) - Place: New York, NY - Coordinates: 40.639999, -73.779998 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6400&lon=-73.7800&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Prior to flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/100) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Prior to flight: Aircraft servicing event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/020) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 168 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 23, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Major Investigations Division - NTSB case key (mKey): 93809 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16CA211 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93809/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93809 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA211 ## Probable cause inadvertent collision by ground service vehicle. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Other (probable cause); cases with it: [Boeing 737-832, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=13844CF), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Prior to flight: Aircraft servicing event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/020) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 737-832, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/020/sequence.md?model=13844CF), [All aircraft, 70 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/020/sequence.md) ## Analysis On August 9, 2016 at 2100 eastern daylight time, Delta Airlines as flight 442, a Boeing 737, N3762Y, was struck by a catering truck while parked at the gate during passenger boarding at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Queens, New York. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the lower left fuselage of the airplane. The were no injuries to the six crewmembers, 160 passengers, or two ground service personnel. Weather was reported as night visual conditions. The ground crew reported that the truck had problems with the handbrake and jumped the chock, impacting the airplane. The flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from JFK to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake City, Utah. ## Factual narrative On August 9, 2016 at 2100 eastern daylight time, Delta Airlines as flight 442, a Boeing 737, N3762Y, was struck by a catering truck while parked at the gate during passenger boarding at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Queens, New York. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the lower left fuselage of the airplane. The were no injuries to the six crewmembers, 160 passengers, or two ground service personnel. Weather was reported as night visual conditions. The ground crew reported that the truck had problems with the handbrake and jumped the chock, impacting the airplane. The flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from JFK to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake City, Utah. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3762Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3762Y), registered now, S/N 30817, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING 737 832 (832) - Registry model: [Boeing 737-832](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-832) (registry code 13844CF) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30817 - Year built: 2001 - Airframe hours: 49267 - Engines: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES turbo fan; CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 121 - Operator: Delta Air Lines - Registered owner: Delta Air Lines Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport - Last inspection: August 8, 2016 - Departed: KJFK, New York, NY - Destination: KSLC, Salt Lake City, UT - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: KJFK, John F Kennedy International A - Equipment: Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Heads up display, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Data recorder, Angle of attack indicator ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; airline transport, private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, unknown; last flight review January 29, 2016; seat: left; flight hours: 14,526 total, 8,830 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 24 hours - Co-pilot; age 40; injuries: none; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, unknown; last flight review February 14, 2016; seat: right; flight hours: 686 total, 686 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 160° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: KJFK ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 23, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93809. 1.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40458614&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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