# NTSB NYC68O0105: Boeing 707, N7551A, Jamaica, NY, March 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1968
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 71 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68O0105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68O0105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0004   68/3/7    JAMAICA,NY          BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1417                    N7551A              PX-  0  0 63                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- HORIZONTAL STABILIZER JAMMED. DUMPED FUEL AND LANDED SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7551A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7551A-1983-06-22), registration cancelled 1983-06-22, S/N 18883, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-123B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-123b) (registry code 138360H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (registry code 52039, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Jfk 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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