# NTSB DCA83RA001: Boeing 747-121, N738PA, Pakistan, August 4, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 4, 1983
- Place: Pakistan
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 245 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA83RA001
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15795/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83RA001

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N738PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738PA-1984-02-08), registration cancelled 1984-02-08, S/N 19645 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747-121
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-121](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (registry code 1384871) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Pan American

## 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 DCA72RZ014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA72RZ014), Mar 8, 1972: Boeing 747 (N738PA), London, United Kingdom, substantial 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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