- Date
- July 30, 1971
- Place
- San Frncsco, CA · SAN FRNCSCO, CA
- Injuries
- 10 serious, 19 minor, 189 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N747PABoeing 747
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79468
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0007 71/7/30 SAN FRNCSCO,CALIF BOEING 747 CR- 0 0 19 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1429 N747PA PX- 0 10189 57, 27209 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 868 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO INT OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOS ANGELES,CALIF TOKYO,JAPAN SAN FRNCSCO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH PROPER DISPATCHING PROCEDURES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- PLT USED WRONG T/O REF SPEEDS DUE IMPROPER ARPT INFO,ACFT DISPATCH AND CREW MANAGEMENT.HIT ALS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N747PA
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Francisco Int
N747PARegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2017 · Boeing 747-121Airframe modelBoeing 747-121Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT9D-3A
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