# NTSB DCA74RZ002: Boeing 707, N417PA, Papeete, FP, July 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1973
- Place: Papeete, FP · PAPEETE,TAHITI, French Polynesia
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 78 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA74RZ002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74RZ002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0038  73/7/22    PAPEETE,TAHITI      BOEING 707          CR- 10  0  0  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2207                    N417PA              PX- 68  1  0                            59, 25275 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            8384 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAAA ARPT
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          AUCKLAND,NEW ZEALAND        LOS ANGELES,CALIF            PAPEETE,TAHITI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF FRANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N417PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N417PA-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 18959, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-321B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-321b) (registry code 138366B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Faaa Arpt

## Other investigations on N417PA (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 OAK68A0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0031), Sep 29, 1967: Boeing 707 (N417PA), Ubon, Thailand, 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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