# NTSB DCA72RZ014: Boeing 747, N738PA, London, United Kingdom, March 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1972
- Place: London, United Kingdom · LONDON, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 248 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA72RZ014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA72RZ014

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0050   72/3/8    LONDON,ENGLAND      BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  8  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1115                    N797PA              PX-  0  0 27                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0213                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF UK.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0050   72/3/8    LONDON,ENGLAND      BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 16  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1115                    N738PA              PX-  0  0197                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0 35                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONDON,ENGLAND             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF UK.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N738PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738PA-1984-02-08), registration cancelled 1984-02-08, S/N 19645 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-121](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (registry code 1384871) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N797PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N797PA-1975-04-17), registration cancelled 1975-04-17, S/N 18767 (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 fan
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N738PA (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 DCA83RA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83RA001), Aug 4, 1983: Boeing 747-121 (N738PA), Pakistan

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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