# NTSB DCA69A0008: Boeing 707, N799PA, Anchorage, AK, December 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1968
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1969
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA69A0008
- Board report AAR6908 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR6908.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA69A0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N799PA-1970-06-27), registration cancelled 1970-06-27, S/N 18824 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-321C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-321c) (registry code 138367B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Elmendorf Afb

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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