40.7772° N, 73.8726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 6, 1980 · 15:40 local
Place
Flushing, NY
Airport
Laguardia
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1929
Reported as
Boeing 72723
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D1
People aboard
103
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.
Turbine failure resulted in fire in tail pipe. Ground equipment used to extinguish fire.
As the FAA filed it
TURBINE FAILURE RESULTED IN FIRE IN TAIL PIPE. GROUND EQUIPMENT USED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE.