# Incident 19780327011149I: Boeing 727200, Washington, DC, March 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1978, 22:07 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: National
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NAL
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4748, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4748-1994-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-235 (registry code 138408B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780327011149I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RETURNED AFTER AN ENGINE QUIT DURING TAKEOFF. TURBIN SECTION HAD DISINTEGRATED, PUNCTURING HOLES IN TAIL SECTION.

## Other reports on N4748 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830117004739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830117004739I), Jan 17, 1983: Boeing 727235 (N4748), Houston, TX, Minor damage. On takeoff roll pilot had a decaying power on #2 engine. Aborted. Found turbine section damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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