# NTSB UNK80X0104: Boeing 747, N771PA, London, United Kingdom, December 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1979
- Place: London, United Kingdom · LONDON, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK80X0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK80X0104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0004  79/12/27   LONDON,ENGLAND      BOEING 747          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1839                    N771PA              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEATHROW
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 LONDON,ENGLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          LANDING: ROLL
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             LANDING: ROLL
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N771PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Heathrow

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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