Southwest Airlines Flight 1763
N798SW, the aircraft involved, photographed in July 2008 | |
| Incident | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 11, 2000 |
| Summary | Air rage |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-7H4 |
| Operator | Southwest Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | WN1763 |
| ICAO flight No. | SWA1763 |
| Call sign | SOUTHWEST 1763 |
| Registration | N798SW |
| Flight origin | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Destination | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Occupants | 126 |
| Passengers | 121 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 1 (Jonathan Burton) |
| Injuries | 1 (minor) |
| Survivors | 125 |
Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 was a scheduled passenger flight, operated by Southwest Airlines, from McCarran International Airport, in Paradise, Nevada, to Salt Lake City International Airport, in Salt Lake City, Utah. On August 11, 2000, Jonathan Burton, a Las Vegas resident, stormed the cockpit door of the Boeing 737 while in flight, in an apparent case of air rage. The 19-year-old was subdued by six to eight other passengers with such force that he died of asphyxiation. The death was initially believed to have been a heart attack.