# NTSB FTW69A0058: Boeing 720, N780PA, Houston, TX, February 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1969
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 29 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69A0058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0043  69/2/21  NR.HOUSTON,TEX        BOEING 720          CR-  0  1  7  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N780PA              PX-  0  0 23                            51, 21348 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            868 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEXICO CITY,MEX             HOUSTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- SEAT BELT ANNOUNCEMENT HAD BEEN MADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N780PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 720
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No 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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