NYC69A0080

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · Honolulu, HI · March 20, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 20, 1969
Place
Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
Injuries
1 serious, 78 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N427PABoeing 707
Status
Completed · report August 12, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191304

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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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1-0011  69/3/20  NR.HONOLULU,HAWAII    BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  8  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0400                    N427PA              PX-  0  1 70                            UNK/NR, 17290 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3413 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           NEW YORK,NY                  LONDON, ENGLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        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- PX RETURNING TO SEAT FROM BLUE ROOM AS SEAT BELT SIGN WAS TURNED ON WAS THROWN TO FLOOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N427PA
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage

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