# NTSB CHI71IC061: Boeing 707, N7523A, Cleveland, OH, March 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1971
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 53 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71IC061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71IC061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0053   71/3/8    CLEVELAND,OHIO      BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0640                    N7523A              PX-  0  0 46                            42, 11750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            5460 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPKINS INTL
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           CLEVELAND,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST REVERSAL-ASYMETRICAL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
        REMARKS- NR 1 ENG DIDNT GO INTO REVERSE. FLT ENG FAILED TO OBSERVE REVERSE LT IND.NOT REQ BY COMPANY POLICY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7523A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Hopkins Intl

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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