# NTSB DCA72RZ001: Boeing 707, N461PA, Manila, RP, July 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1971
- Place: Manila, RP · MANILA, Philippines
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA72RZ001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA72RZ001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0025  71/7/25    MANILA,PI           BOEING 707          CR-  4  0  0  SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1321                    N461PA              PX-  0  0  0                            59, 25259 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            8248 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF         HONG KONG,CHINA              DANANG,VIETNAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N461PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Manila 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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