# NTSB Incident LAX97IA170
> **McDonnell Douglas MD-82** · 1997-04-28 · TUCSON, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97IA170
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07740
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1997-04-28
- **Location:** TUCSON, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.149398, -110.930725
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 123
- **Total aboard:** 123
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** MD-82
- **Registration:** N470AA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an undetermined failure in the #1 (left) engine turbine assembly, which resulted in a fracture of the first stage nozzle guide vane (NGV) and subsequent damage to the turbine blades.

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