# NTSB NYC71AN054: Boeing 747, N739PA, Nantucket, MA, November 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1970
- Place: Nantucket, MA · NANTUCKET, MA
- Location: 41.2714° N, 70.0959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nantucket, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2714&lon=-70.0959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 7 serious, 16 minor, 140 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1972
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN054
- Board report AAR7214 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7214.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0001   70/11/4 NR.NANTUCKET,MASS     BOEING 747          CR-  0  1 14  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2146                    N739PA              PX-  0  6142                            UNK/NR, 16145 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 511 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  PARIS,FRANCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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- CLBG THRU 28000FT ENCTRD SVR TURBC.NUMEROUS OCCUPANTS WERE UNSECURED BY SEATBELTS.ACFT RTRND JFK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N739PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739PA-1991-11-19), registration cancelled 1991-11-19, S/N 19646 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-121](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (registry code 1384871) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N739PA (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 DCA89RA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA89RA014), Dec 21, 1988: Boeing 747-121 (N739PA), Lockerbie, United Kingdom, 270 fatal

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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