Boeing 737 N4907
18 August 1979 · Dillingham, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1979 at about 03:38 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N4907, operated by Wien Air Alaska, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dillingham, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dillingham, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dillingham
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N4907
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Wien Air Alaska
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Anchorage, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 1-0031
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
LWR DRAG STRUT BOLT, PN 69-39473-2, FAILED.INTERGRANULAR CORROSION EMINATING FR WORN CHROME PLATING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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