# NTSB FTW65A0114: Boeing 707 120, N7521A, El Paso, TX, May 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1965
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 131 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0114

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707 120
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Paso Internatl

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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