# Incident 19780614045769I: Boeing 707/, New York, NY, June 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1978, 16:45 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Jfk
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8434, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8434-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 707-323B (registry code 138366C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-323b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B (registry code 52039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707/
- People aboard: 48
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780614045769I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BEAT BELT SIGN TURNED ON DUE TO EXPECTED TURBULANCE. TWO FEMALE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NOT IN SEATS, WERE INJURED.

## Other reports on N8434 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19821204070829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821204070829A), Dec 4, 1982: Boeing 707323B (N8434), Brazilia, BR, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit ILS structure during takeoff. Overweight condition existed for airport conditions.
- [Incident 19781010030049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781010030049I), Oct 10, 1978: Boeing 707323B (N8434), Palm Springs, CA, Substantial damage. Tire tread partially separated during landing roll, causing damage as it rotated.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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