Boeing 747 N9673
29 August 1979 · Jamaica, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1979 at about 02:49 local time, a Boeing 747 registered N9673, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Jamaica, New York, United States. 3 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 02:49
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jfk Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- N9673
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Los Angeles, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0015
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
L GR TIRES FAILED DRG ROLL, ALL OTHER TIRES FAILED DRG ABORT.APRX 5015LBS OVR MAX BRAKE RELEASE WGT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1979 | Boeing 747 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |