MIA74AM055

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 727 · Tampa, FL · January 4, 1974

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 4, 1974
Place
Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 116 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7624UBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
187349

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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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1-0002   74/1/4    TAMPA,FLA           BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1617                    N7624U              PX-  0  1110                            52, 16000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            4747 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMPA INTL
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FLA                   CLEVELAND,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- TIRE DISINTEGRATED,#3 ENG INGESTED PCS OF RUBBER.ABORTED.PAX INJURED DRG EVAC USING ESCAPE SLIDES.

Aircraft

Registration
N7624U
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Tampa Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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