NYC72IN057

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 747 · Washington, DC · October 20, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 20, 1971
Place
Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
Injuries
213 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9664Boeing 747
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164574

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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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4-0051  71/10/20   WASHINGTON,DC       BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 15  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1718                    N9664               PX-  0  0198                            57, 29600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,DC               LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- RAN OFF RWY.NR3 ENG REPLACED,F.O.D.NO STEERING MALF FOUND DRG SUBSEQUENT TESTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N9664
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Dulles Intl