# NTSB NYC79IA100: Boeing 747, N754PA, Frankfort, Georgia, September 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1979
- Place: Frankfort, Georgia · FRANKFORT, Germany
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 234 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79IA100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79IA100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0010  79/9/16    FRANKFORT,GERMANY   BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 16  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0825                    N754PA              PX-  0  0218                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKFORT
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRLINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 FRANKFORT,GERMANY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ACFT FLOATED 10FT OFF GROUND BFR DROPPING IN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N754PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Frankfort

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19790916023489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916023489I), Sep 16, 1979: Boeing 747121, Frankfurt, GE, Substantial damage. Pilot too fast held aircraft off the runway, scraped rear belly and drain mast.

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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