# Incident 19790107000889I: Bac 111203AE, Pittsburgh, PA, January 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1134J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1134J-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British BAC 1-11 203/AE (registry code 1480208, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-bac-1-11-203-ae) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce SPEY-506-14 (registry code 54519, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-spey-506-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC 111203AE
- People aboard: 22
- 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/19790107000889I

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ABORTED DUE TO UNEVEN ENGINE POWER. ENGINES RAN UP OK, FLIGHT WAS RELEASED.

## Other reports on N1134J (4)

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

- [Incident 19790909048579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909048579I), Sep 9, 1979: Bac 111203AE (N1134J), Rochester, NY. Aircraft made safe unscheduled landing due to bomb threat, which proved to be false.
- [Incident 19790106001209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790106001209I), Jan 6, 1979: Bac 111203AE (N1134J), Albany, NY. Unable to retract gear due to a shorted wire at retract relay.
- [Incident 19790103002079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103002079I), Jan 3, 1979: Bac 111203AE (N1134J), Pittsburgh, PA. Unable to retract landing gear after takeoff. Returned. Dried out ice and moisture, then lubricated.
- [Incident 19780913017479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780913017479I), Sep 13, 1978: Bac 111/ (N1134J), Windsor Locks, CT. Aircraft returned to gate after takeoff warning horn sounded. Suspect malfunctioning flap handel switch.

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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