- Date
- September 18, 1970
- Place
- San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Injuries
- 132 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N743PABoeing 747
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1971
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79491
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0045 70/9/18 SAN FRANCISCO,CAL BOEING 747 CR- 0 0 15 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0851 N743PA PX- 0 0117 UNK/NR, 32850 TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 198 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO INT OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN FRANCISCO,CAL JAMAICA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BLADE,TURBINE WHEEL PWR PLT-STRESS RUPTURE OF 1ST STAGE TURBINE BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FAILURE IN NR 1 ENG HI PRES TURBINE MODULE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N743PA
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- San Francisco Int