# Incident 19790719022219I: Boeing 7372H4, Fresno, CA, July 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1979, 11:10 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ACL
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73717, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73717-1992-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2H4 (registry code 138448C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372H4
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 100
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,918 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79IA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719022219I

## Narrative

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

PROBABLY OVEARHEATED BRAKES CAUSED TIRE TO EXPLODE. BRAKE LINE BURST, FLUID IGNITED, ENGINE QUIT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK79IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79IA034), Jul 19, 1979: Boeing 737 (N73717), Fresno, CA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N73717 (2)

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

- [Incident 19801027076579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801027076579I), Oct 27, 1980: Boeing 7372H4 (N73717), Oakland, CA. Flight experienced a drop in nr 1 engine oil quantity and pressure. Shut down engine.
- [Incident 19781015032499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015032499I), Oct 15, 1978: Boeing 737/ (N73717), Maui, HI. Pilot struck a bird after V1, continued take off. No damage was noted after landing at destination.

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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