# Incident 19781015032499I: Boeing 737/, Maui, HI, October 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1978, 08:25 local time
- Place: Maui, HI
- Airport: Lihue
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ISA
- Location: 20.7702° N, 156.2682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maui, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.7702&lon=-156.2682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73717, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73717-1992-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2H4 (registry code 138448C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737/
- 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/19781015032499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A BIRD AFTER V1, CONTINUED TAKE OFF. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED AFTER LANDING AT DESTINATION.

## Other reports on N73717 (2)

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

- [Incident 19801027076579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801027076579I), Oct 27, 1980: Boeing 7372H4 (N73717), Oakland, CA. Flight experienced a drop in nr 1 engine oil quantity and pressure. Shut down engine.
- [Incident 19790719022219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719022219I), Jul 19, 1979: Boeing 7372H4 (N73717), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Probably ovearheated brakes caused tire to explode. Brake line burst, fluid ignited, engine quit.

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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