# NTSB NYC71IN120: Boeing 707, Jamaica, NY, June 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1971
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 160 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71IN120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN120

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- 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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