# NTSB NYC66I0123: Boeing 707, N7516A, Philadelphia, PA, April 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1966
- Place: Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 57 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66I0123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66I0123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0021  66/4/24    PHILADELPHIA PA     BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2010                    N7516A              PX-  0  0 50                            59, 25165 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            5390 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA INTL
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- STRUCK MIDDLE MARKER ANTENNA WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7516A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7516A-1976-11-30), registration cancelled 1976-11-30, S/N 17643 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-123](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-123) (registry code 138360F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Philadelphia Intl

## Other investigations on N7516A (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 UNK65X0678](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0678), Nov 12, 1964: Boeing 707 123B (N7516A), Nashville, TN, 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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