# Incident 19780503031649I: Boeing 707/, Arvada, CO, May 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1978, 00:54 local time
- Place: Arvada, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 39.8028° N, 105.0875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arvada, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8028&lon=-105.0875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N762TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N762TW-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-331 (registry code 138365H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT4A-3&5SER (registry code 52037, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt4a-3-5ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707/
- 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/19780503031649I

## Narrative

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

ICE FROM AIRCRAFT FELL THROUGH TWO ROOFS. FOUND LEAKING WATER VALVE ON AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N762TW (1)

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

- [Incident 19780711043169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711043169I), Jul 11, 1978: Boeing 707/ (N762TW), Chantilly, VA. Engine shut down due to fire warning light. Defective seal at connection of turbo compressor to diffuser.

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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