NYC71IN120

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 707 · Jamaica, NY · June 12, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1971
Place
Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
Injuries
160 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
4XATSBoeing 707
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162201

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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C-0003  71/6/12    JAMAICA,NY          BOEING 707          CR-  0  0 10  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 0035                    4XATS               PX-  0  0150                            UNK/NR, 9000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            5000 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - EL AL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  LONDON,ENGLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER OPERATION OF FACILITIES
        REMARKS- R WG TIP HIT IMPROPERLY PARKED TRUCK. SIGNS OR MARKINGS PROHIBITING VEHICLES IN AREA NON EXISTENT.

Aircraft

Registration
4XATS
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Jfk Intl