# NTSB LAX68I0031: Boeing 707, N7598A, Phoenix, AZ, September 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1967
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 106 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68I0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68I0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0027  67/9/14    PHOENIX,ARIZ        BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2030                    N7598A              PX-  0  0 99                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-ELEC WALL HEATING BLANKET IGNITED.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- FIRE EXTINGUISHED,ACFT WAS LANDED SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7598A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7598A-1982-04-14), registration cancelled 1982-04-14, S/N 19518 (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 jet
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N7598A (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 NYC77FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA029), Jan 25, 1977: Boeing 707 (N7598A), Jamaica, NY, 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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