# NTSB LAX81IA022: Boeing 747SP, N537PA, San Francisco, CA, December 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1980
- Place: San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 170 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81IA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81IA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0017  80/12/15   SAN FRANCISCO,CA    BOEING 747SP        CR-  0  0 18  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1408                    N537PA              PX-  0  0152                            50, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO INT
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRLINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FRANCISCO,CA            HONG KONG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: BIRD INGESTION
        REMARKS- EXTENSIVE FOD TO ALL #4ENG 1ST STAGE FAN BLADES.TAILCONE SEPD.UNKNOWN BIRD SPECIES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N537PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747SP
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: San Francisco Int

## 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 19801215084619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215084619I), Dec 15, 1980: Boeing 747SP21, San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff due to engine overtemp. Foreign object damage to fan and housing.

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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