# NTSB NYC74AN104: Boeing 707, O'Neill, NE, May 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1974
- Place: O'Neill, NE · O'NEILL, NE
- Location: 42.4615° N, 98.6470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of O'Neill, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4615&lon=-98.6470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 12 minor, 96 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0003  74/5/13  NR.O'NEILL,NEBR       BOEING 707          CR-  0  1 11  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 0136                    FBLCA               PX-  0  2 97                            51, 22508 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            4935 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - AIR FRANCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           PARIS,FRANCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN OFF
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- MDT-SVR TURBC,VERY STRONG TSTM ACTIVITY WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN EASILY DETECTABLE.FLT CONTD TO ORLY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: FBLCA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

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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