NYC65I0101

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 321C · Bermuda Islands (Atlantic Ocean) · January 31, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
January 31, 1965
Place
Bermuda Islands (Atlantic Ocean) · BERMUDA ISLANDS, AO
Injuries
2 serious, 2 minor, 73 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N797PABoeing 707 321C
Status
Completed · report September 20, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180435

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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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1-0025  65/1/31  NR.BERMUDA ISLANDS    BOEING 707 321C     CR-  0  0 10  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1213                    N797PA              PX-  0  2 65                            47, 17965 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1207 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 - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  1800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- AIRSPEED AT TIME OF TURBULENCE .80 MACH

Aircraft

Registration
N797PA
Reported as
Boeing 707 321C
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage

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