# NTSB NYC72IN064: Boeing 747, N735PA, Jamaica, NY, November 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 215 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72IN064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72IN064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0050   71/11/8   JAMAICA,NY          BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 13  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2345                    N735PA              PX-  0  0202                            UNK/NR, 37980 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 531 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMBUSTION ASSEMBLY: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- #1 ENG DIFFUSER CASE RUPTURED NEAR #5 BORESCOPE BOSS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N735PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial 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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