# NTSB CHI71IC027: Boeing 707, N7507A, Detroit, MI, October 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1970
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 98 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71IC027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71IC027

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Detroit Metro

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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