NYC69I0002

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Kenton, DE · July 2, 1968

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 2, 1968
Place
Kenton, DE · KENTON, DE
Injuries
51 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N734NBoeing 737
Status
Completed · report March 27, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109681

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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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4-0026   68/7/2  NR.KENTON,DEL         BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1853                    N734N               PX-  0  0 46                            48, 20100 TOTAL HOURS, 24
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HAIL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT                                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE

Aircraft

Registration
N734N
Reported as
Boeing 737
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage