- Date
- July 19, 1979
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 102 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73717Boeing 737
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790719022219I
- Case key
- 133856
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0013 79/7/19 FRESNO,CA BOEING 737 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1110 N73717 PX- 0 0100 39, 6918 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 2400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM OPERATOR - AIR CALIFORNIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CA SANTA ANA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73717
- Reported as
- Boeing 737
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Fresno Air Term
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N73717 · 1
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