# Accident 19850219077569A: Boeing 747SP09, San Francisco, CA, February 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1985, 10:16 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: SAJF
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4522V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4522V-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747SP-09 (registry code 1384903, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747sp-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747SP09
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7A
- People aboard: 267
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,494 total, 3,748 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA85AA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850219077569A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO INATTENTION. FLIGHT ENGINEER FAILED TO ISOLATE PROBLEM.

## 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 DCA85AA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85AA015), Feb 19, 1985: Boeing 747 SP-09 (N4522V), San Francisco, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4522V (1)

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

- [Incident 19870914068799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870914068799I), Sep 14, 1987: Boeing 747SP09 (N4522V), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. The engine cowl of the aircraft hit a vehicle which was disabled near taxiway.

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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