The Boeing 737 involved, after evacuation, with emergency slides deployed
Accident
Date
July 22, 2013 (2013-07-22)
Summary
Landing gear collapse on landing due to pilot error
Site
LaGuardia Airport, New York City, United States 40°46′29″N73°52′44″W / 40.77472°N 73.87889°W / 40.77472; -73.87889
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 737-7H4
Operator
Southwest Airlines
IATA flight No.
WN345
ICAO flight No.
SWA345
Call sign
SOUTHWEST 345
Registration
N753SW
Flight origin
Nashville International Airport, Tennessee, United States
Destination
LaGuardia Airport, New York City, United States
Occupants
150
Passengers
145
Crew
5
Fatalities
0
Injuries
9
Survivors
150
Southwest Airlines Flight 345 was a scheduled flight from Nashville International Airport, Tennessee, to New York City's LaGuardia Airport. On July 22, 2013, the Boeing 737 operating the route suffered a front landing gear collapse while landing at LaGuardia Airport, injuring 9 people on board.[1][2] The aircraft, which was worth an estimated $15.5 million at the time, was written off and scrapped as a result of the accident.[3]
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