# NTSB NYC71IN069: Boeing 747, N743PA, London, United Kingdom, December 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1970
- Place: London, United Kingdom · LONDON, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 102 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71IN069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0066  70/12/13 NR.LONDON,ENGLAND     BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 14  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2315                    N743PA              PX-  0  0 88                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LONDON,ENGLAND               JFK INTL ARPT,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-BEARING IMPROPERLY INSTALLED,TIME UNDET.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NR 3 BEARING,TURBINE SECTION OF NR 1 ENG,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N743PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: 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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