# NTSB ATL81IA020: Boeing 737, N740N, Richmond, VA, December 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1980
- Place: Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 88 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81IA020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0012   80/12/1   RICHMOND,VA         BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2111                    N740N               PX-  0  0 83                            49, 21319 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2980 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD INTL
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHMOND,VA                 NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- #4 ANTI-SKID VALVE FAILED,WHEEL FUSE PLUGS ACTIVATED,TIRE DEFLATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N740N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Byrd Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19801201087199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801201087199I), Dec 1, 1980: Boeing 737201, Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Flight returned due to vibration on takeoff. Tire had blown because of faulty antiskid valve.

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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