# NTSB FTW65A0110: Boeing 707 123, N7503A, Mineral Wells, TX, May 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1965
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX · MINERAL WELLS, TX
- Location: 32.8207° N, 98.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mineral Wells, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8207&lon=-98.0772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 96 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0110

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0053   65/5/9  NR.MINERAL WELLS TEX  BOEING 707 123      CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1410                    N7503A              PX-  0  0 89                            47, 17500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            310 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HAIL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT                                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
          MISC-WINDSHIELD CRAZED TO OPOQUENESS BY HAIL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HAIL
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      HAIL, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      64
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          310                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7503A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7503A-1982-01-04), registration cancelled 1982-01-04, S/N 17630 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707 123
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-123B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-123b) (registry code 138360H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: 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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