| Date: | Saturday 20 December 1997 |
| Time: | 17:55 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-3K9 |
| Owner/operator: | Viva Air |
| Registration: | EC-ELY |
| MSN: | 24211/1623 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA) -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG) |
| Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft collided with a mobile gateway and sustained minor damage. No injuries occured.
CAUSE
The collision of the leading edge of the left wing against a mobile gateway was due to a sudden failure of the withdrawal mechanism, unobserved by the person responsible for the aircraft on the ground.
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