# Incident 19780808049519I: Boeing 707131B, Wichita, KS, August 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1978, 19:10 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86740, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86740-1982-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-131B (registry code 138360P, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707131B
- 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/19780808049519I

## Narrative

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

LANDED SAFELY WITH NOSE GEAR PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N86740 (2)

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

- [Incident 19810227012579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810227012579I), Feb 27, 1981: Boeing 707131B (N86740), St Louis, MO. Number three brake locked up on takeoff and tire blown on right rear.
- [Incident 19810201006579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810201006579I), Feb 1, 1981: Boeing 707131B (N86740), St Louis, MO. Zg crew reported fuel leak in left wing. Asked for fire equipment. Landed ok fuel leak found on left rear spar

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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