# NTSB MIA74AM055: Boeing 727, N7624U, Tampa, FL, January 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1974
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 116 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7624U-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 19541, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (registry code 1384073) (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: Tampa Intl

## Other investigations on N7624U (2)

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 IAD76II057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76II057), Feb 19, 1976: Boeing 727 (N7624U), Washington, DC, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB LAX69A0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0043), Jan 16, 1969: Boeing 727 (N7624U), San Diego, CA, 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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