- Date
- May 11, 1965
- Place
- El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Injuries
- 131 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7521ABoeing 707 120
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178000
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0018 65/5/11 EL PASO TEX BOEING 707 120 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1203 N7521A PX- 0 0124 52, 23930 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTERNATL OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DUMPED FUEL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- NO.7 WHEEL FELL FROM ACFT AFTER TAKE-OFF.AXLE FAILED AT BRAKE JOURNAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7521A
- Reported as
- Boeing 707 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Paso Internatl