NYC67R0001

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing B-727 · Berlin, Georgia · November 15, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 15, 1966
Place
Berlin, Georgia · BERLIN, Germany
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N317PABoeing B-727
Status
Completed · report July 1, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120563

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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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1-0073  66/11/15 NR.BERLIN,GERMANY     BOEING B-727        CR-  3  0  0  SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0242                    N317PA              PX-  0  0  0                            51, 14212 TOTAL HOURS, 59
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- N317PA DSNDED BLO CLNC LIMIT.CRASHED IN E GERMANY.US INVESTIGATORS NOT ADMITTED TO ACCIDENT SITE.

Aircraft

Registration
N317PA
Reported as
Boeing B-727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.