- Date
- December 30, 1972
- Place
- Fayetteville, NC · FAYETTEVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 81 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N749NBoeing 737
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169144
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0044 72/12/30 NR.FAYETTEVILLE,NC BOEING 737 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0815 N749N PX- 0 0 76 45, 17800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAYETTEVILLE,NC WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE UNUSUAL NOISE REMARKS- BOTH AIR COND PACK DOORS SEPARATED.SERVICE CK PREVIOUS NITE.PLT SAID DOORS WERE CLOSED ON PRE-FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N749N
- Reported as
- Boeing 737
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage