# NTSB NYC66I0146: Boeing 707331, N703PA, Jamaica, NY, June 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1966
- Place: Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 114 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66I0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66I0146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0034  66/6/11    JAMAICA NY          BOEING 707331       CR-  0  0 10  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0945                    N703PA              PX-  0  0104                            47, 11862 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2565 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - J.F.K. INTL
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LATERAL CONTROL DIFFICULTY. ALL 4 MAIN GEAR TIRES BLEW OUT DURING LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N703PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N703PA-1972-12-21), registration cancelled 1972-12-21, S/N 17680 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707331
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-331](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331) (registry code 138365H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: J.F.K. Intl

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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