# Incident 19980807036249I: Boeing 7373B7, Altoona, PA, August 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1998, 11:15 local time
- Place: Altoona, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.9309° N, 77.9898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9309&lon=-77.9898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515AU-2008-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3B7 (registry code 138447F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373B7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98IA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98IA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980807036249I

## Narrative

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

(-5)AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 29,000 FT. AT 10 MILES BEHIND A DC-10

## 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 NYC98IA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98IA165), Aug 7, 1998: Boeing 737-300 (N515AU), Mcconnellsburg, PA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A high altitude encounter with wake vortices.

## Other reports on N515AU (1)

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

- [Incident 19890707042399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890707042399I), Jul 7, 1989: Boeing 7373B7 (N515AU), Albany, NY. Fire warning in NR1 engine. Shut down and diverted to Albany. No fire. Wire to fire warning harness was shorted.

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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