- Date
- October 20, 1970
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 98 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7507ABoeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158866
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0036 70/10/20 DETROIT,MICH BOEING 707 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2033 N7507A PX- 0 0 91 46, 18860 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 6000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BUFFALO,NY SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF DETROIT,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- BOUNCED ON LDG. DMGD FUSELAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7507A
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Detroit Metro