# NTSB NYC69I0002: Boeing 737, N734N, Kenton, DE, July 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1968
- Place: Kenton, DE · KENTON, DE
- Location: 39.2273° N, 75.6648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenton, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2273&lon=-75.6648&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 51 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69I0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69I0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0026   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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: 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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