# NTSB DIA69I0037: Boeing 737, N738N, Roanoke, VA, January 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1969
- Place: Roanoke, VA · ROANOKE, VA
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69I0037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69I0037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0001  69/1/30    ROANOKE,VA          BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  6  TEST                      AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1853                    N738N               PX-  0  0  0                            53, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUM
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: OTHER
        REMARKS- FIRE IN WHEELS,AND BRAKES DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST. BRAKE VALVES REPLACED PRIOR TO TEST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N738N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodrum

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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