- Date
- July 19, 1970
- Place
- Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 19 minor, 41 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9005UBoeing 737
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1972
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79467
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0012 70/7/19 PHILADELPHIA,PA BOEING 737 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1807 N9005U PX- 0 1 54 46, 11236 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 520 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA INTL OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PHILADELPHIA,PA BUFFALO,NY ROCHESTER,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BLADE,TURBINE WHEEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- NR 1 ENG 1ST STAGE TURB BLADE FAILED.PLT TRMTD RKOF ABV V2,AT APRX 50FT-THOUGHT BOTH ENG FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9005U
- Reported as
- Boeing 737
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Philadelphia Intl
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