# Incident 19790128003139I: Boeing 707131B, Columbus, OH, January 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16738, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16738-1983-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-131B (registry code 138360P, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707131B
- People aboard: 93
- 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/19790128003139I

## Narrative

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

SERVICE CART TRAVELED THE ISLE OF THE PASSENGER CABIN DURING DECELERATION. HIT AND DESTROYED DOOR TO COCKPIT.

## Other reports on N16738 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800820066369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820066369I), Aug 20, 1980: Boeing 707131B (N16738), Dayton, OH. Flap indicator stuck when flaps lowered to 15 degrees. An 8 x 1 foot section of the flaps separated at 40 degrees.

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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