# NTSB NYC72IN144: Boeing 707, N773TW, Jamaica, NY, May 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1972
- 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72IN144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72IN144

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0013  72/5/23    JAMAICA,NY          BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 0050                    N773TW              PX-  0  0  0
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- CARGO MISHANDLED. 2 PKGS CHEMICALS BROKE OPEN AND CAUGHT FIRE,CAUSED SMOKE DMG. NO CREW,PAX ABD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N773TW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N773TW-1983-12-27), registration cancelled 1983-12-27, S/N 18405 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-331B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331b) (registry code 138366H) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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