# NTSB OAK67A0031: Boeing 707321, N401PA, Honolulu (Pacific Ocean), September 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1966
- Place: Honolulu (Pacific Ocean) · HONOLULU, PO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 146 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67A0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0027   66/9/9  NR.HONOLULU HAWAII    BOEING 707321       CR-  0  0 10  MIL CONTRACT PASSG INTL   AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N401PA              PX-  0  1138                            52, 19740 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1432 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN OFF
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       33000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- THUNDERSTORM BUILD-UP WAS NOT OBSERVED ON ACFT RADAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N401PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707321
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

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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