# Incident 19910107002969I: Boeing 737322, Kansas City, MO, January 7, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1991, 18:55 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N396UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N396UA-2009-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-322 (registry code 138447Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-3C series (registry code 13064, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-3c-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737322
- People aboard: 36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91IA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91IA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910107002969I

## Narrative

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

AS POWER WAS APPLIED FOR TAKEOFF ON ICE COVERED RUNWAY AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY. ENGINES HAD DIFFERENTIAL THRUST.

## 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 CHI91IA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91IA062), Jan 8, 1991: Boeing 737-322 (N396UA), Kansas City, MO, incident, no damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE THROTTLES, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE FIRST OFFICER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE INCIDENT ARE: ICE ON THE RUNWAY, LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE AIRCRAFT…

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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