# NTSB NYC73IN092: Boeing 737, N749N, Fayetteville, NC, December 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1972
- Place: Fayetteville, NC · FAYETTEVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.0527° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0527&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 81 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73IN092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73IN092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0044  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage

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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