# NTSB NYC68A0092: Boeing 707, N427PA, Kandahar, Afghanistan, January 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1968
- Place: Kandahar, Afghanistan · KANDAHAR, Afghanistan
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 6 serious, 7 minor, 65 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68A0092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0065  68/1/25  NR.KANDAHAR,AFGHAN    BOEING 707          CR-  0  1  9  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0205                    N427PA              PX-  0  5 63                            59, 26183 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            5117 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEHRAN,IRAN                 NEW DELHI,INDIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF AFGHANISTAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N427PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427PA-1981-10-14), registration cancelled 1981-10-14, S/N 19362, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-321B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-321b) (registry code 138366B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N427PA (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 NYC69A0080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0080), Mar 20, 1969: Boeing 707 (N427PA), Honolulu, HI, no 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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