# NTSB LAX79IA092: Boeing 747, N750PA, Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), September 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1979
- Place: Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 316 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79IA092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79IA092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0017  79/9/30    PACIFIC OCEAN       BOEING 747          CR-  1  0 16  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N750PA              PX-  0  0300                            59, 26195 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRLINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HI                 LOS ANGELES,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N750PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N750PA-1992-06-17), registration cancelled 1992-06-17, S/N 19654 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-121](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (registry code 1384871) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N750PA (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 NYC71AN088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN088), Feb 7, 1971: Boeing 747 (N750PA), Wilmington, NC, minor 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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