# NTSB NYC71IN070: Boeing 747, N740PA, Jamaica, NY, December 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 133 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71IN070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0067  70/12/18   JAMAICA,NY          BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 13  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0957                    N740PA              PX-  0  0120                            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 ARPT
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LOAD EVENER INDICATOR TUBE,L BODY GR STRUT,FAILED. STRUT IMPROPERLY SVCD. L BODY GR DIDNT EXTEND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N740PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jfk Intl Arpt

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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