Probable cause
The disconnection of baggage carts that subsequently collided with the parked airplane following the tug driving over a dip in the roadway.
NTSB analysis
The commercial air carrier airplane was parked at the boarding gate with the crew onboard. A tug driver from another airline was pulling four baggage carts in the non-movement area adjacent to the boarding gates. A security video showed that the second cart hit a drain cover and detached from the preceding cart. The loose baggage carts then rolled across the ramp and into the side of the airplane, resulting in substantial damage. There were no injuries.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR14LA346 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 14, 2014
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Nearest airport
- Salt Lake City Intl (SLC)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Boeing 737 7H4
- N-number
- N758SW
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1999
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 121 (airline)
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.