IAD70I0031

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Dulles Arpt, VA · November 7, 1969

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 7, 1969
Place
Dulles Arpt, VA · DULLES ARPT, VA
Injuries
57 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N741NBoeing 737
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
147088

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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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4-0022   69/11/7   DULLES ARPT,VA      BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1845                    N741N               PX-  0  0 52                            48, 22900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            950 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LYNCHBURG,VA                NEW YORK,NY                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- HYD LEAK DUE TO FAILED ACTUATOR O-RING.

Aircraft

Registration
N741N
Reported as
Boeing 737
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage