# NTSB LAX68A0066: Boeing 707, N715PA, No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), January 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1968
- Place: No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · NO.PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 18 minor, 47 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0007  68/1/13    NO.PACIFIC OCEAN    BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  9  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0400                    N715PA              PX-  0  2 56                            52, 18107 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            4607 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PAX WERE PREVIOUSLY ADVISED TO KEEP SEAT BELTS LOOSELY FASTENED. RADAR DID NOT SHOW RETURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N715PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N715PA-1971-01-05), registration cancelled 1971-01-05, S/N 17593 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-321](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-321) (registry code 138365B) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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