# NTSB NYC71AN074: Boeing 707, N453PA, Northway, AK, December 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1970
- Place: Northway, AK · NORTHWAY, AK
- Location: 62.9617° N, 141.9372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northway, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9617&lon=-141.9372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 74 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0052  70/12/24 NR.NORTHWAY,ALAS      BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0015                    N453PA              PX-  0  1 66                            58, 28628 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            5563 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WASH                FAIRBANKS,ALAS
        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
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        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- EXTREME TURB ENCOUNTERED,WAS NOT FCST. BABY INJURED WHEN TORN FROM MOTHERS ARMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N453PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N453PA-1979-05-15), registration cancelled 1979-05-15, S/N 19374, built 1968 (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 N453PA (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 NYC79DA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA043), Apr 21, 1979: Boeing 707 (N453PA), Panama City, St. Pierre & Miquelon, 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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