NYC76IN056

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 747 · 60n 20w (Atlantic Ocean) · December 14, 1975

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 14, 1975
Place
60n 20w (Atlantic Ocean) · 60N 20W, AO
Injuries
339 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N732PABoeing 747
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
152027

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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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4-0024  75/12/14   60N 20W             BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 19  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N732PA              PX-  0  0320                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONDON,ENGLAND              SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- DELAMINATION CRACK IN PANEL PN65808081-51 ON LEFT WING.PLT DIVERTED TO JFK ARPT,NY.

Aircraft

Registration
N732PA
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage