# NTSB IAD78FA067: Boeing 727, N1974, Erlanger, KY, May 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1978
- Place: Erlanger, KY · ERLANGER, KY
- Location: 39.0395° N, 84.6000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erlanger, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0395&lon=-84.6000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 11 minor, 90 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142550
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0011  78/5/21    ERLANGER,KY         BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1421                    N1974               PX-  0  3 95                            44, 12081 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            5490 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR CINCINNATI
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MEMPHIS,TN                  NEW YORK,NY                  CLEVELAND,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: RETENTION,BLADE
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BLADE,TURBINE WHEEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL: FLIGHT ATTENDANT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLADE SEPN 3RD STG LO PR TURBINE,ENG FIRE.PANIC DRG EVAC.PAX JUMPED FM WINGS.GALLEY SLIDE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1974](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1974-2012-08-07), registration cancelled 2012-08-07, S/N 18430, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (registry code 1384004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Grtr Cincinnati

## Other investigations on N1974 (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD70I0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70I0006), Jul 20, 1969: Boeing 727 (N1974), Washington, DC, incident, no damage

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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