NYC76AN041

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · 25-10n (Atlantic Ocean) · August 6, 1975

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 6, 1975
Place
25-10n (Atlantic Ocean) · 25-10N, 068-10W, AO
Injuries
1 serious, 100 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N425PABoeing 707
Status
Completed · report October 21, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
149668

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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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1-0030   75/8/6    25-10N, 068-10W     BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  9  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1225                    N425PA              PX-  0  1 91                            48, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 CARACAS,VENEZUELA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PAX FELL FRACTURED ANKLE RETURNING TO SEAT FM AFT LAV.IN LAV WHEN TURB ENCOUNTERED.

Aircraft

Registration
N425PA
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.