OAK71IP009

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 747 · Sacramento, CA · August 15, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 15, 1970
Place
Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
Injuries
8 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4703UBoeing 747
Status
Completed · report July 21, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108095

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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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4-0077  70/8/15    SACRAMENTO,CALIF    BOEING 747          CR-  0  0  8  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1148                    N4703U              PX-  0  0  0                            57, 22800 TOTAL HOURS, 40
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SACRAMENTO METRO
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF         RETURN                       SACRAMENTO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ASYMETRICAL FLAPS
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: BY-PASS VALVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- INBRD TE FLAPS 25DEG,OUTBRD 10DEG,LE DEVICES EXTDD.BOEING VALVE NR 60B00244-1 INSTLD-NO FLT CLNCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N4703U
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Sacramento Metro