# Accident 19960707028899A: Boeing 747451, Detroit, MI, July 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1996, 15:57 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.2124° N, 83.3534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DETROIT METRO WAYNE COUNTY (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2124&lon=-83.3534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N669US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N669US-2018-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-451 (registry code 1384940, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747451
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960707028899A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM DTW TO RJAA EXPERIENCED SEVERE HAIL CLIMBING OUT OF 18,000 FT. RETURNED TO DTW WITH SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EVACUATION INITIATED OR PASSENGER INJURIES REPORTED. DAMAGE UNDER EVALUATION, WILL UPDATE WHEN DAMAGE REPORTS COMPLETE. UNABLE TO DETECT HAIL ON RADAR SCREEN. ALL DAMAGE DUE TO HAIL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N669US (1)

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

- [Incident 20080614849619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080614849619I), Jun 14, 2008: Boeing 747451 (N669US), Manila, RP, Minor damage. (-23) B-747-400, N639US, nwa flight #2, after takeoff from Manila, philippines, the number four engine reverser core cowl liberated. The left core cowl…

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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