DEN79IA018

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Grand Junction, CO · January 29, 1979

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 29, 1979
Place
Grand Junction, CO · GRAND JUNCTION, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7373FBoeing 737
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
144104

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0006  79/1/29    GRAND JUNCTION,CO   BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1050                    N7373F              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKER FIELD
        OPERATOR - FRONTIER AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   GRAND JUNCTION,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL BOOST SYSTEMS, HYDRAULIC
        REMARKS- AILERON CONTROL BECAME STIFF WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. NUMBER OF PAX ONBOARD NOT DETERMINED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7373F
Reported as
Boeing 737
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage
Airport
Walker Field