- Date
- December 26, 1968
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N799PABoeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1969
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79482
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0045 68/12/26 ANCHORAGE,ALAS BOEING 707 CR- 3 0 0 MIL CONTRACT CARGO INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0615 N799PA PX- 0 0 0 47, 15207 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3969 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELMENDORF AFB OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF CAM RANH BAY,VIETNAM DA NANG,VIETNAM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 6 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 30 2 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N799PA
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Elmendorf Afb
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