# Incident 19790425025079I: Boeing 727, Denver, CO, April 25, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1979, 20:21 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WAL
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2823W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- 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/19790425025079I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION AT ROTATION ACCOMPANIED BY ENGINE FAILURE.A MAIN TIRE HAD BLOWN. PARTS INGESTED. FLIGHT RETURNED.

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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