Incident description
Last updated: 18 June 2013
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | 30 APR 1974 |
| Time: | 17:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-235 |
| Operator: | National Airlines |
| Registration: | N4736 |
| C/n / msn: | 19456/515 |
| First flight: | 1968-01-21 (6 years 3 months) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 89 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 96 |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | 100 km (62.5 mls) SE of El Paso, TX (United States of America) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | New Orleans International Airport, LA (MSY/KMSY), United States of America |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
A leaking toilet service drain at FL330 caused ice to be ingested in the no. 3 engine. The first stage fanblades failed and the engine suddenly stopped. Due to the excessive loads, the engine separated from the fuselage. A succesfull emergency landing was carried out at Houston.
Sources:
» NTSB
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Distance from New Orleans International Airport, LA to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1078 km (674 miles).
Distance from New Orleans International Airport, LA to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 1078 km (674 miles).
