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Southwest Airlines accidents and incidents

Southwest Airlines appears in 2 of the incidents we cover, from 2005 to 2018. 2 rest on a final report and 0 on preliminary or official information. This page lists the incidents we have documented from official reports. It is not a complete history of the airline.

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Southwest Airlines incident summary
DateFlightAircraftLocationFatalitiesReport status
17 April 2018Southwest Airlines Flight 1380Boeing 737-7H4Not statedOne fatality and eight minor injuriesLEVEL 3 Final report
8 December 2005Southwest Airlines Flight 1248Boeing 737-7H4Runway 31C and adjacent roadway, Chicago Midway1 on the ground; 0 aboardLEVEL 3 Final report
Two NTSB investigators examining Flight 1380's damaged left engine, with the engine's internal components exposed.Investigation photograph: National Transportation Safety Board

Southwest Airlines Flight 1380

A fractured fan blade triggered structural damage, a cabin window loss and an emergency diversion.

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LEVEL 3 Final report

N471WN stopped beside an automobile in the snowy roadway intersection outside Midway.N471WN in the roadway after the runway overrun: National Transportation Safety Board

Southwest Airlines Flight 1248

A snowy landing at Chicago Midway ended beyond the perimeter after delayed reverse thrust. One child in an automobile was killed.

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LEVEL 3 Final report

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