# NTSB DCA72AZ002: Boeing 747, N747PA, San Frncsco, CA, July 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1971
- Place: San Frncsco, CA · SAN FRNCSCO, CA
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 10 serious, 19 minor, 189 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA72AZ002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA72AZ002

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747PA-2017-04-18), registration cancelled 2017-04-18, S/N 19639, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-121](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (registry code 138487A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (registry code 52050, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Francisco Int

## Other investigations on N747PA (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC77IA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77IA041), Mar 24, 1977: Boeing 747 (N747PA), London, United Kingdom, incident, no damage

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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