# NTSB NYC71IN104: Boeing 707, N460PA, Atlantic City, NJ, December 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1970
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71IN104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0076   70/12/5   ATLANTIC CITY,NJ    BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  4  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0730                    N460PA              PX-  0  0  0                            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 - ATLANTIC CITY
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL BOOST SYSTEMS, HYDRAULIC
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LUGS BROKEN OFF AT RUDDER BOOST ATTACH FITTING,P/N 65-5937-8,DUE STRESS CORROSION. LND AT JFK OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N460PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Atlantic City

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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