# NTSB OAK65A0061: Boeing 707 321, N716PA, Saigon, VM, March 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1965
- Place: Saigon, VM · SAIGON, Vietnam
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 170 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65A0061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65A0061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0049  65/3/26    SAIGON VIET NAM     BOEING 707 321      CR-  0  0 11  MIL CONTRACT PASSG INTL   AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0026                    N716PA              PX-  0  0159                            46, 25546 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3690 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAN SON NHUT
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF S. VIET NAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N716PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707 321
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tan Son Nhut

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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