# Incident 19780707042639I: Boeing 727, Houston, TX, July 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1978, 16:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Intercontinental
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4737, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4737-1983-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-235 (registry code 138408B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- People aboard: 51
- 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/19780707042639I

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ABORTED WHEN TOWER REPORTED SMOKE FROM LEFT WING. TURNED OUT TO BE FUEL VAPOR, SURGE TANK WAS DRAINED

## Other reports on N4737 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820709069969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820709069969A), Jul 9, 1982: Boeing 727235 (N4737), New Orleans, LA, Destroyed, 150 fatal. Aircraft departed into thunderstorm area and was observed sinking into ground in nose-high attitude.
- [Incident 19790325011889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325011889I), Mar 25, 1979: Boeing 727235 (N4737), Houston, TX. Zk "a" system fluid lost due to split in flap control valve.

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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