# NTSB ANC81IA056: Boeing 737, N4951W, Dillingham, AK, May 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1981
- Place: Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 30 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81IA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81IA056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0006  81/5/28    DILLINGHAM,AK       BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1736                    N4951W              PX-  0  0 26                            33, 6200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            3053 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM
        OPERATOR - WIEN AIR ALASKA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DILLINGHAM,AK               ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- TIRE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4951W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4951W-1989-08-03), registration cancelled 1989-08-03, S/N 21066 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-210C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-210c) (registry code 1384459) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Dillingham

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.

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