# NTSB OAK62A0015: Boeing 707, N720PA, Manila, RP, April 27, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1962
- Place: Manila, RP · MANILA,PI, Philippines
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 53 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137669
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK62A0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK62A0015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0039  62/4/27    MANILA,PI           BOEING 707          CR-  0  0 10  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1522                    N720PA              PX-  0  0 43                            55, 20309 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1950 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANILA INTL
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SINGAPORE,MALAY             MANILA,PI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LND 80 FT SHORT OF RWY. GR HIT 8 INCH RWY LIP,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N720PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Manila Intl

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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