# NTSB FTW66A0001: Boeing 707 123B, N7507A, Texarkana, AR, July 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1965
- Place: Texarkana, AR · TEXARKANA, AR
- Location: 33.4418° N, 94.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4418&lon=-94.0377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 100 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0054   65/7/5  NR.TEXARKANA ARK      BOEING 707 123B     CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1751                    N7507A              PX-  0  0 93                            UNK/NR, 22889 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HAIL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT                                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - HAIL
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      HAIL, SNOW GRAINS/SNOW PELLETS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- HAIL ENCOUNTER WAS IN VICINITY OF LARGE THUNDERSTORM WITH LONG STREAMING ANVIL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7507A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707 123B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- 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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