SERS · Boeing 737-3S3 · 1997-04-19 · LAS VEGAS, NV, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX97FA164
Event ID
20001208X07738
Type
Accident
Date
1997-04-19
Location
LAS VEGAS, NV, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
124
Total aboard
125
Aircraft
Make
Boeing
Model
737-3S3
Registration
N313AW
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
inadequate service provided by the TRACON controller, by issuing a radar vector to the Boeing 737 flight, which resulted in inadequate separation from a Beech 99 that the controller had just terminated from radar service; and failure of the controller to provide adequate traffic/safety advisories to the Boeing 737 crew. Additional causes were the delayed initiation of a TCAS evasive maneuver by the first officer (copilot) of the Boeing 737, and failure of the Boeing 737 Captain to adequately supervise the response of the first officer to the TCAS resolution advisory. Inadequate visual lookout by the Beech 99 pilot was a related factor.