NYC69A0035

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · September 14, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1968
Place
No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · NO.ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
Injuries
1 serious, 6 minor, 140 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N757PABoeing 707
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108128

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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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1-0046  68/9/14    NO.ATLANTIC OCEAN   BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  9  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1920                    N757PA              PX-  0  1137                            45, 10946 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            3869 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 39000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT TIME FOR PAX RET TO SEATS WHEN SEAT BELT SIGN WAS TURNED ON.

Aircraft

Registration
N757PA
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage