# NTSB LAX79IA077: Boeing 747, N804FT, Los Angeles, CA, September 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1979
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79IA077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79IA077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0012   79/9/9    LOS ANGELES,CA      BOEING 747          CR-  0  0  3  FERRY                     AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2208                    N804FT              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CA              SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- FUEL LINE BETWEEN PYLON & #4 ENG AT HORZ FIRE WALL DISCONNECTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N804FT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Los Angeles Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19790909034899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909034899I), Sep 9, 1979: Boeing 747132, Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. Unable to get takeoff epr and visually saw fire from engine. Disengaged fuel line on new engine.

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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