39.7392° N, 104.9847° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 25, 1979 · 20:21 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
WAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2823W
Reported as
Boeing 727
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Severe vibration at rotation accompanied by engine failure.a main tire had blown. Parts ingested. Flight returned.
As the FAA filed it
SEVERE VIBRATION AT ROTATION ACCOMPANIED BY ENGINE FAILURE.A MAIN TIRE HAD BLOWN. PARTS INGESTED. FLIGHT RETURNED.