# NTSB FTW74IF013: Boeing 707, N7595A, Memphis, TN, September 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1973
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 51 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74IF013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74IF013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0020   73/9/5  NR.MEMPHIS,TENN       BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0948                    N7595A              PX-  0  0 44                            50, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,DC               DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- FIRE IN AFT LAV REFUSE CONTAINER,EXTQSHD BY CREW.CIGARETTE,PRESMD PSGRS,FOUND IN BURNED REFUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7595A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7595A-1982-12-06), registration cancelled 1982-12-06, S/N 19515 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-323C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-323c) (registry code 138367D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Memphis Intl

## Other investigations on N7595A (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC71AN078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN078), Jan 9, 1971: Boeing 707 (N7595A), Edison, NJ, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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