# Incident 19961203043609I: Boeing 7372T4, Denver, CO, December 3, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SPAA
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N703S-2018-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2T4 (registry code 1384492, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2t4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7372T4
- People aboard: 114
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961203043609I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: SIERRA PACIFIC SPA 35 APPROVED TO DEPART RUNWAY 17L. AT 125 KNOTS, APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE TOWER CONTACTED SPA 35 TO ABORT TAKEOFF DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT. A/C ABORTED TAKEOFF. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, A/C EXITED THE ACTIVE, AND PROCEEDED TO TAXIWAY. AFTER CONFIRMATION WITH TOWER, CREW WAS APPROVED TO PARK ON TAXIWAY APPROACH TO EXAMINE A/C. A/C BLEW NUMBER 3 AND 4 TIRE FUSE PLUGS. NO INJURY TO PASSENGERS OR CREWMEMBERS. PASSENGERS WERE BUSSED TO TERMINAL. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ABORTED A/C DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF ANOTHER A/C, I.E. FAA FLIGHT CHECK AIRCRAFT/ KING AIR, APPROACHING RUNWAY 17L TO CLOSE. FLIGHT CHECK AIRCRAFT WAS ON TRACON FREQUENCY, NOT TOWER FREQ. BETTER BRIEFING'S BY OKC FLIGHT CHECK PERSONNEL AS WELL BETTER COORDINATION AMONG CONTROLLER STAFF WILL BE ASCERTAINED IN THE FUTURE.

## Other reports on N703S (1)

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

- [Incident 19941128047479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941128047479I), Nov 28, 1994: Boeing 7372T4 (N703S), Elko, NV. Landed on runway closed for snow removal ground crew cleared runway for 737. Mix up on NOTAM. ATC advised rwy open.

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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