NYC75IN106

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 707 · St Johns, Canada · April 7, 1975

Incident · FatalClosed
Date
April 7, 1975
Place
St Johns, Canada · ST JOHNS,NFLD, Canada
Injuries
1 fatal, 183 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N886PABoeing 707
Status
Completed · report June 19, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148666

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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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4-0005   75/4/7    ST JOHNS,NFLD,CAN   BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  9  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1550                    N886PA              PX-  1  0174                            39, 9923 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            4667 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ZURICH,SWITZERLAND          INDIANAPOLIS,IN              BANGOR,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: PRESSURIZATION CONTROL AND INDICATING SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        REMARKS- OUTFLOW VALVE OPENED DUE TO FAULTY RELAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N886PA
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage