# Incident 19800417049289I: Boeing 737247, Las Vegas, NV, April 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1980, 18:27 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mccarran International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WALA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4505W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4505W-1997-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-247 (registry code 138448D, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-247) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737247
- People aboard: 85
- 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/19800417049289I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SMELLED SMOKE. FUEL INDICATOR SHORTED AND FAILED.

## Other reports on N4505W (1)

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

- [Incident 19881030057609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881030057609I), Oct 30, 1988: Boeing 737247 (N4505W), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. During takeoff, tower notified sparks coming from right engine. Returned. Blade damage to compressor.

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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