DCA74RZ019

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · Bali, Indonesia · April 22, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 22, 1974
Place
Bali, Indonesia · BALI, Indonesia
Injuries
107 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N446PABoeing 707
Status
Completed · report June 11, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
186656

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0047  74/4/22    BALI,INDONESIA      BOEING 707          CR- 11  0  0  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1526                    N446PA              PX- 96  0  0                            52, 18247 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            7192 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HONGKONG                    SYDNEY,AUSTRALIA             BALI,INDONESIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-PREMATURE PT OUTBD BASED ON ONLY 1 ADF INDCN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OTR ADF INDCD STEADY COND.RPRTD BY GOVT OF INDO.

Aircraft

Registration
N446PA
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.