# Incident 19780624034459I: Bag HP137MK1, Fresno, CA, June 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1978, 14:06 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17RJ-1990-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Handley Page HP-137 MK1 (registry code 4130402, https://openairdocs.org/model/handley-page-hp-137-mk1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG HP137MK1
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,594 total, 1,937 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/19780624034459I

## Narrative

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

ONE NOSE WHEEL BLEW OUT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DISTINATION GEAR DOWN..

## Other reports on N17RJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19791206045919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791206045919I), Dec 6, 1979: Bag HP137MK1 (N17RJ), Casper, WY, Minor damage. With engines started, ground crew unable to remove aux power unit from taxi path. In reversal, prop struck baggage.

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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