# NTSB IAD71II028: Boeing 737, N738N, Lynchburg, VA, December 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1970
- Place: Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
- Location: 37.4138° N, 79.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynchburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-79.1422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 16 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71II028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71II028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0060   70/12/5   LYNCHBURG,VA        BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0820                    N738N               PX-  0  0 11                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LYNCHBURG
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNCHBURG,VA                CHARLOTSVILLE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: FAN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- 1ST STAGE FAN BLADE,L ENG,FAILED. SEVERED EXT OIL LINES CAUSED FIRE. EXTINGUISHED OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N738N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Lynchburg

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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