# Incident 19800506051049I: Boeing 707131B, St Louis, MO, May 6, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1980, 14:40 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16739, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16739-1983-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-131B (registry code 138360P, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707131B
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D
- 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/19800506051049I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON TAKEOFF DUE TO OIL PRESSURE DROP. ENGINE CHANGED.

## Other reports on N16739 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780727036639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780727036639I), Jul 27, 1978: Boeing 707331B (N16739), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Technician noticed smoke from lavatory during layover inspection. Door light switch was shorting.

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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