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| Date: | Saturday 4 September 2010 |
| Time: | 18:50 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N907WN |
| MSN: | 36619/2500 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 129 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
| Las Vegas-Harry Reid International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A departing Boeing 737-700 (N907WN) passed within 750 feet laterally and 200 feet vertically of a Bell 222U helicopter (N222AM) operating under visual flight rules. Both aircraft were receiving air traffic control services from the airport's air traffic control tower and were operating in Class B airspace.
Postincident investigation determined that the controller handling the helicopter did not exercise positive control of the situation by issuing clear and timely control instructions and that the helicopter pilot did not react quickly to instructions issued by the controller.
Probable Cause:
Failure of the air traffic controller to exercise positive control of the situation by issuing clear and timely control instructions to the helicopter pilot. Contributing to the incident was delay by the helicopter pilot in responding to instructions issued by the controller.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB OPS10IA538
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 September 2013 | N907WN | Southwest Airlines | 0 | Raleigh-Durham, NC, USA | |
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| Bird strike | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2023 18:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 17-Oct-2024 18:15 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2024 18:15 | ASN | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
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