Boeing 747 G-AWNI
16 April 1978 · Coyle, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 April 1978 at about 15:30 local time, a Boeing 747 registered G-AWNI, operated by British Airways, was involved in an accident during in flight near Coyle, New Jersey, United States. 108 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coyle, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- G-AWNI
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- British Airways
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- London, England → Philadelphia, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- C-0001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INTERNAL FAILURE OF NR 4 ENG GEAR BOX, CAUSING A FIRE IN NR 4 ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1978 | Boeing 747 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1977 | Boeing 747 | Tenerife, Europe | KLM | Fatal | 574 |
| 14 Mar 1979 | Boeing 747 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Feb 1979 | Boeing 747 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1979 | Boeing 747 | Frankfort, Europe | Pan American World Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1979 | Boeing 747 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |