NYC72IN124

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 707 · Jamaica, NY · April 9, 1972

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 9, 1972
Place
Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
Injuries
36 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
AP-AVNBoeing 707
Status
Completed · report March 10, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166753

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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-0002   72/4/9    JAMAICA,NY          BOEING 707          CR-  0  0 12  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 0046                    AP-AVN              PX-  0  0 24                            41, 13000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            5500 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  LONDON,ENGLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED
        REMARKS- DEP GATE,TURNED L ONTO VEHICLE SERVICE ROAD AND HIT IMPROPERLY PRKD TRUCK.PLT UNFAMILIAR WITH JFK.

Aircraft

Registration
AP-AVN
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Jfk Intl