# Incident 19900704042919I: Airbus A300B4103, Denver, CO, July 4, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 39.7606° N, 104.9193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7606&lon=-104.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72990 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B4103
- Reported engine: GE CF6*
- People aboard: 218
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90IA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90IA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900704042919I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. TIRES BLEW ON STOPPING. HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE WHEEL SEPARATED.

## 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 DEN90IA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90IA154), Jul 4, 1990: Aerospatiale A-300B4 (N72990), Denver, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO TURBINE WHEEL FAILURE, INDUCED BY FATIGUE.

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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