# NTSB NYC78IA043: Boeing 747, Coyle, NJ, April 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1978
- Place: Coyle, NJ · COYLE, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 108 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78IA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78IA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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C-0001  78/4/16  NR.COYLE,NJ           BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 18  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1530                    G-AWNI              PX-  0  0 90                            43, 10800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - BRITISH AIRWAYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LONDON,ENGLAND              PHILADELPHIA,PA              BOSTON,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ACCESSORY DRIVE ASSEMBLY: GEARS,ACCESSORY DRIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- INTERNAL FAILURE OF NR 4 ENG GEAR BOX,CAUSING A FIRE IN NR 4 ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-AWNI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- 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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