Boeing 747 N602US
9 July 1981 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 July 1981 at about 16:20 local time, a Boeing 747 registered N602US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. 327 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 16:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Minneapolis Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- N602US
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- London, England → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0013
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 |
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
LOW CYCLIC FATIGUE NO.7 LEADING EDGE FLAP DRIVE TORQUE TUBE, PN65B-80390-60.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1981 | Boeing 747 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1981 | Boeing 747 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1981 | Boeing 747 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1980 | Boeing 747SP | San Francisco, California, United States | Pan American World Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1980 | Boeing 747 | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1979 | Boeing 747 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |