# NTSB NYC71IN039: Boeing 747, N93107, Jamaica, NY, September 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1970
- 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 324 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71IN039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0032  70/9/19    JAMAICA,NY          BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 18  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1900                    N93107              PX-  0  0306                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  LONDON,ENGLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- NR 1 ENG TORCHED. CAUSED FIRE DMG IN AREA OF NR 1 TAIL PIPE. PAX AND CREW EVAC NORMALLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93107](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93107-2000-06-27), registration cancelled 2000-06-27, S/N 19673 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-131](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-131) (registry code 1384881) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor 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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