NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DCA19CA168
Registry · N8608N
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BOEING 737-8H4
Year of manufacture
2013 · 6 years old at event
TCDS
A16WE · THE BOEING CO
Engine
CFM INTL CFM56-7B27E
Seats / Engines
143 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20130124
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ABD254
Registrant of record
UMB BANK NA TRUSTEE
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
a provisioning truck that impacted the airplane resulting in substantial damage.
Factual narrative
On June 17, 2019, about 1020 eastern daylight time, Southwest Airlines flight 157, a Boeing 737-8H4, N8608N, was struck by a provisioning truck while loaded and ready for pushback at Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There were no injuries to the crew or passengers on board. The airplane received substantial damage. The regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight was operating under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 from KPIT to Denver International Airport (KDEN), Denver, Colorado. According to witnesses, the driver of the provisioning truck was unconscious when the truck impacted the airplane. The airplane received substantial damage to the left fuselage and internal structure. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Physical-Impairment/incapacitation-Other loss of consciousness-Ground crew
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2019_DCA19CA168.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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