# Incident 19790222006859I: Boeing 747122, Needles, CA, February 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1979, 12:20 local time
- Place: Needles, CA
- Airport: Lost Angeles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- Location: 34.8136° N, 114.6266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Needles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8136&lon=-114.6266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4719U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4719U-1998-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-122 (registry code 1384872, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747122
- People aboard: 315
- 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/19790222006859I

## Narrative

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

WING PANEL SECTION DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AT FL370. FUEL DUMPED AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING MADE.

## Other reports on N4719U (6)

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

- [Incident 19930316011089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930316011089I), Mar 16, 1993: Boeing 747122 (N4719U), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Appears pilot struck a baggage cart on taxiout to runway. Evidence that NR4 engine cowl contacted cart.
- [Incident 19911024057319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911024057319I), Oct 24, 1991: Boeing 747122 (N4719U), Denver, CO. Had pitch control malfunction en route. Diverted to Denver. Found cadc and elevator field computers inoperative.
- [Incident 19820118004189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820118004189I), Jan 18, 1982: Boeing 747122 (N4719U), Chicago, IL. Za returned due to water leak in galley. Galley heater line broken.
- [Incident 19810111005339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810111005339I), Jan 11, 1981: Boeing 747122 (N4719U), Chicago, IL. Loud bang at 90 knots. Returned to the gate. Maintenance could not find any engine or aircraft problem
- [Incident 19801228088159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801228088159I), Dec 28, 1980: Boeing 747122 (N4719U), Honolulu, HI. Due to improper instructions from ground control, 747 crossed path of aircraft taking off, causing him to abort.
- [Incident 19800613053469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800613053469I), Jun 13, 1980: Boeing 747122 (N4719U), Chicago, IL. Car drove too close to taxiing aircraft and was blown over by jet blast.

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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