# NTSB DCA74AZ016: Boeing 707, N458PA, Boston, MA, November 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1973
- Place: Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA74AZ016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ016-79452

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0026   73/11/3   BOSTON,MASS         BOEING 707          CR-  3  0  0  SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0939                    N458PA              PX-  0  0  0                            53, 16477 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5824 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW YORK,NY                 FRANKFURT,GERMANY            PRESTWICK,SCOTLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-SPONT CHEM REACTION,IMPROPERLY PACKAGED CARGO
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNCOORDINATED DEACTIVATION OF ESSENTIAL POWER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N458PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N458PA-1974-07-16), registration cancelled 1974-07-16, S/N 19368, built 1967 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Logan 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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