# NTSB investigations: Boeing 737-3B7

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ENG09IA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG09IA009.md): Boeing 737-3B7 · Charlotte (CLT), NC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 2009 · N506AU · Minor damage
  > The failure of the left hand main landing gear was caused by heat induced cracks resulting from abusive grinding/polishing of the chrome plate that was applied during the last overhaul.
- [NTSB ENG08IA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG08IA051.md): Boeing 737 · Phoenix (PHX), AZ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2008 · N514AU · Minor damage
  > The failure of the MLG was due to cracking in the cylinder wall resulting from a fatigue mechanism which initiated at, and near the inner diameter (ID) surface, with propagation through the wall toward the outer diameter(OD) surface. Crack initiation was due…
- [NTSB NYC06FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA184.md): Boeing 737-300 · Pittsburgh, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2006 · N529AU · Substantial damage
  > The airplane tug driver's inadvertent movement of the tug gear shift lever from forward to reverse, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapse. Contributing to the accident was the defective gear shift lever.
- [NTSB NYC05IA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05IA095.md): Airbus Industrie A330-301 · Boston, MA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 2005 · EI-ORD · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The local east controller's failure to follow FAA Order 7110.65, para 3-9-8 and Boston Tower Order 7110.11, Standard Operating Procedures, which resulted in a runway incursion during takeoff involving two transport category airplanes.
- [NTSB NYC00LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA097.md): Boeing 737-300 · Boston, MA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 2000 · N397US · No damage
  > In flight encounter with turbulence.
- [NTSB NYC98IA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98IA165.md): Boeing 737-300 · Mcconnellsburg, PA · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1998 · N515AU · Minor damage
  > A high altitude encounter with wake vortices.
- [NTSB MIA96LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA220.md): Boeing 737-300 · Chattanooga, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1996 · N392US · Minor damage
  > clear air turbulence, which was encountered during cruise flight and resulted in injuries to passengers.
- [NTSB NYC96IA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96IA022.md): Boeing 737-3B7 · Portland, ME · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1995 · N373US · Minor damage
  > a bird strike during takeoff, which resulted in failure of several fan blades in the right engine and a partial loss of engine power.
- [NTSB MIA95IA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95IA214.md): Boeing 737-3B7 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1995 · N373US · No damage
  > Low electrical resistance of the autopilot aileron actuator for unspecified reasons which resulted in an uncommanded roll to the right.
- [NTSB MIA95IA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95IA194.md): Boeing 737-3B7 · Charlotte, NC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1995 · N396US · No damage
  > Improper installation of the 'a' system flight control computer by company maintenance personnel, which resulted in pin connector(s) being pushed loose and subsequent malfunction of the autopilot.
- [NTSB MIA95IA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95IA187.md): Boeing 737-3B7 · Orlando, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1995 · N390US · No damage
  > Contamination of the wiring harness and electrical connectors to the E-1-2 and E-1-3 shelf disconnect brackets in the electronics compartment, which resulted in an electrical fault and an uncommanded roll malfunction of the autopilot. A factor relating to the…
- [NTSB CHI93IA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93IA372.md): Boeing 737-3B7 · Indianapolis, IN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1993 · N527AU · No damage
  > an undetermined problem which resulted in the physical impairment of flight attendants, passengers and the first officer.
- [NTSB NYC93LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA040.md): Boeing 737-300LR · Flushing, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 1992 · N516AU · No damage
  > A lack of adequate clearance between the walker and tug which resulted in the walker being struck by the tug when he fell for unknown reason(s). A factor related to the accident was the lack of a policy to stay clear of the tug, towbar, and nosewheel of the…
- [NTSB DCA91MA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA018.md): Boeing 737-300 · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · 34 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Feb 2, 1991 · N388US · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of the Los Angeles air traffic facility management to implement procedures that provided redundancy comparable to the requirements contained in the national operational position standards and the failure of the FAA air traffic service to provide…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('138447F'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=138447F

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