# NTSB MKC70IK065: Boeing 747, N601US, Salina, KS, May 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1970
- Place: Salina, KS · SALINA, KS
- Location: 38.8107° N, 97.6146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salina, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8107&lon=-97.6146&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70IK065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70IK065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0058  70/5/26    SALINA,KANS         BOEING 747          CR-  0  0  7  TRAINING                  CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0905                    N601US              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINA
        OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALINA,KANS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- FUEL LINE CONNECTING MAIN MANIFOLD WITH FUEL NOZZLE SEPARATED AT SOLDER JOINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N601US](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601US-2001-03-27), registration cancelled 2001-03-27, S/N 19778 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-151) (registry code 1384891) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Salina

## Other investigations on N601US (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 MIA73AM050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM050), Apr 26, 1973: Boeing 747 (N601US), Tallahassee, FL, no damage
- [NTSB SEA72IS014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72IS014), Oct 9, 1971: Boeing 747 (N601US), Seattle, WA, incident, minor 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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