MIA75AM028

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 747 · San Juan, PR · April 16, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 16, 1974
Place
San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
Injuries
13 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N653PABoeing 747
Status
Completed · report January 21, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
186655

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0042  74/4/16    SAN JUAN,PR         BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 13  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1340                    N653PA              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN INTL
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JUAN,PR                 NEW YORK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- ACFT DOOR 4L IN AUTO MODE.OPENED FM INSIDE BY FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEE DISPLACING OTR EMP FM HI-LIFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N653PA
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Airport
San Juan Intl