BOEING 737-7H4 near Houston, TX — 2010-04-28
Final reportOPS10IA132
- Date
- 2010-04-28
- Location
- Houston, TX, USA
- Airport
- HOU
- Aircraft
- BOEING 737-7H4
- Registration
- N242WN
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The failure of the local controller to issue control instructions necessary to ensure positive control/standard separation of traffic operating within the Class B airspace.
NTSB narrative
A Boeing 737 (B737) was departing from runway 12R and a Bell 207 was departing from the south helipad on a northbound departure route, when the aircraft came within approximately 125 feet vertically and 100 feet laterally at the departure end of runway 12R. The air traffic control tower controller did not issue traffic advisories to the B737 or the Bell 207. The incident occurred during daytime visual meteorological conditions.
NTSB coding
- Air traffic event · Takeoff
- Air traffic event · Initial climb
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