# NTSB investigations: Boeing 737-3TO

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 MIA99FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA252.md): Boeing B737-300 · West Palm Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1999 · N17356 · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue fracture and separation of the high pressure turbine forward rotating air seal due to a manufacturing defect in a bolt hole that was not detected by the engine manufacturer due to inadequate and ineffective inspection techniques. Contributing to…
- [NTSB NYC99LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA076.md): Boeing 737-300 · Newark, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1999 · N17321 · No damage
  > The flight attendant's failure to follow cabin door opening procedures.
- [NTSB NYC99IA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99IA024.md): Boeing 737-3TO · Newark, NJ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1998 · N12318 · Minor damage
  > A loss of torque on the apex nut of the shimmy damper for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a failure of the shimmy damper, and the subsequent failure of the lower torsion link of the right main landing gear.
- [NTSB MIA95LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA133.md): Boeing 737-300 · Tallahassee, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1995 · N60312 · No damage
  > The failure of a passenger to comply with flight crew instructions to remain seated with her seat belt fastened which resulted in her being injured while walking in the aisle during a turbulence encounter.
- [NTSB FTW95IA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95IA053.md): Boeing B-737-300 · Houston, TX · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1994 · N14336 · Minor damage
  > The failure of maintenance personnel to follow the taxi checklist resulting in the hydraulic pumps not being turned on.
- [NTSB MKC90IA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90IA070.md): Boeing 737-300 · Wichita, KS · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1990 · N17317 · Minor damage
  > Improper installation of level arm.
- [NTSB DCA89MA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89MA034.md): Boeing 737-300 · Oakland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1989 · N12318 · Substantial damage
  > Ignition of puddled fuel from a blocked combustor drain line, and a slow start during which fuel was misted and blown out the tail pipe. An existing tailwind at the gate allowed the fuel to wet the tail surfaces and be ignited during the APU start. The…
- [NTSB FTW88IA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88IA141.md): Boeing 737-300 · Kenton, DE · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1988 · N14336 · Minor damage
  > A flameout of the #1 engine occurred due to water ingestion when the aircraft penetrated a vip level 5 thunderstorm and encountered heavy rain while descending with the throttles a flight idle. The engine suffered overtemperature damage to the turbine section…
- [NTSB NYC88IA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88IA109.md): Boeing 737 · Morristown, NJ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1988 · N69348 · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > Boeing 737 (N69348) was depg newark intl arpt as a lear jet 24 (N500NH) was depg fm teterboro. Both were being ctld by new york TRACON (newark sector). The strip for the 737 was mismarked as a north departure rather than an east departure. The instructor/full…

## 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 ('138447G'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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