# Incident 19880726040979I: Boeing 737300, Wilmington, DE, July 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1988, 19:08 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 39.2297° N, 75.6710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2297&lon=-75.6710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14336, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14336-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3TO (registry code 138447G, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3to) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737300
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 50
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,100 total, 1,120 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88IA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88IA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880726040979I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FLAMED OUT IN HEAVY RAIN IN THUNDERSTORM AND WAS OVERTEMPTED TRYING RESTART. USED FLIGHT IDLE IN HEAVY RAIN.

## 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 FTW88IA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88IA141), Jul 26, 1988: Boeing 737-300 (N14336), Kenton, DE, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N14336 (2)

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

- [Incident 19941126046999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941126046999I), Nov 26, 1994: Boeing 7373T0 (N14336), Houston, TX, Minor damage. After push back was struck by an aircraft being taxied by mechanic. No brakes due hydraulics not turned on.
- [Incident 19930929043919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930929043919I), Sep 29, 1993: Boeing 7373B7 (N14336), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Appears pilot lost directional control of aircraft as he turned off taxiway to runway. Departed runway to roll.

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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