# Incident 19790817031899I: Boeing 737247, Los Angeles, CA, August 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1979, 14:15 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WAL
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4519W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4519W-1995-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-247 (registry code 138448D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737247
- 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/19790817031899I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF MAIN GEAR TIRE CAP SEPARATED. TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT. DAMAGE TO OTHER AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES.

## Other reports on N4519W (1)

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

- [Incident 19851016055989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851016055989I), Oct 16, 1985: Boeing 737247 (N4519W), Salt Lake City, UT. Number 1 engine shutdown due to loss of throttle control. Safe landing. Rod end bearing broke.

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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