40.7772° N, 73.8726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 10, 1989 · 12:11 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
La Guardia
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7078U
Reported as
Boeing 72722
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Right engine exploded on initial takeoff roll. Aborted. Damaged cowling. Initial diagnosis compressor blades failed
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT ENGINE EXPLODED ON INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. DAMAGED COWLING. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS COMPRESSOR BLADES FAILED