NYC72IN149

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Pittsburgh, PA · June 9, 1972

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 9, 1972
Place
Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
Injuries
4 minor, 33 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N9072UBoeing 737
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117959

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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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4-0009   72/6/9    PITTSBURGH,PA       BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  7  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N9072U              PX-  0  0 30                            UNK/NR, 9000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            960 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR PITTSBURGH
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,NY                 PITTSBURGH,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-UNDUE HASTE IN EVAC DUE BOMB THREAT.
        REMARKS- PAX DEPLANED WITH PERSONAL BELONGINGS.

Aircraft

Registration
N9072U
Reported as
Boeing 737
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Airport
Grtr Pittsburgh

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.