# NTSB NYC72IN057: Boeing 747, N9664, Washington, DC, October 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1971
- Place: Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 213 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72IN057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72IN057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0051  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Dulles Intl

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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