Boeing 737 N738N
5 December 1970 · Lynchburg, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 December 1970 at about 08:20 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N738N, operated by Piedmont Aviation, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. 16 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lynchburg
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N738N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Piedmont Aviation, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Charlotsville, Va
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0060
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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
1ST STAGE FAN BLADE, L ENG, FAILED. SEVERED EXT OIL LINES CAUSED FIRE. EXTINGUISHED OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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