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| Date: | Tuesday 23 December 2014 |
| Time: | c. 10:49 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N939WN |
| MSN: | 36646/2933 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 143 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) |
| Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest Airlines flight WN449, a Boeing 737-7H4 (WL), was on the taxiway at New York-La Guardia Airport when the left hand winglet was severed by an American Airlines Boeing 737-823 (WL).
The American Airlines 737, registration N822NN, had arrived from Dallas, Texas as flight AA1104 and was being towed to the gate when the incident happened.
According to the Port Authority website, AA1104 arrived at gate D7.
The registration of flight WN449 is assumed based on Flightradar24 data.
Sources:
https://mashable.com/2014/12/23/southwest-plane-clipped/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/12/23/2-planes-clip-wings-on-the-ground-at-laguardia-airport/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 February 2025 | N939WN | Southwest Airlines | 0 | near San Francisco, CA | |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
Location
Media:
Live from LaGuardia: Southwest plane I'm on had its wing clipped; impact with American plane. Unclear what happened. pic.twitter.com/UZIKdBNNMK
— Arí Isaacman Astles (@Ari_Be_Free) December 23, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2014 17:39 | harro | Added |
| 23-Dec-2014 17:49 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2014 17:52 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2014 18:55 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2014 08:28 | BTD-1 | Updated [Time, ] |
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