Boeing 737 N73717

19 July 1979 · Fresno, California, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 19 July 1979 at about 11:10 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N73717, operated by Air California, was involved in an incident during in flight near Fresno, California, United States. 105 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 19 July 1979 at 11:10
Classification: Incident
Location: Fresno, California, United States
Nearest airport: Fresno Air Term
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Boeing 737
Registration: N73717
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Air California
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Santa Ana, Ca
Aircraft damage: Minor
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 4-0013

People

3 people had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
105	0	0	3	102

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.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 4-0013, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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