# NTSB FTW75AF053: Boeing 707, N7589A, Longview, TX, February 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1975
- Place: Longview, TX · LONGVIEW, TX
- Location: 32.5007° N, 94.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5007&lon=-94.7405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75AF053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0003  75/2/18    LONGVIEW,TX         BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  7  TRAINING                  ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1259                    N7589A              PX-  0  0  0                            55, 21302 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1641 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREGG COUNTY
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- GR OUTER CYL IMPROPERLY MACHINED.CAUSED STRESS CONCENTRATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7589A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7589A-1985-10-09), registration cancelled 1985-10-09, S/N 19339 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-123B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-123b) (registry code 138360H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gregg County

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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