DEN69I0025

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 707 · Denver, CO · November 19, 1968

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 19, 1968
Place
Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
Injuries
81 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N17325Boeing 707
Status
Completed · report December 16, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
192072

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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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4-0016  68/11/19 NR.DENVER,COLO        BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1048                    N17325              PX-  0  0 73                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- PAX SET FIRE IN RT AFT LAVATORY. FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY CREW. ACFT LANDED SAFELY.

Aircraft

Registration
N17325
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Minor damage