# NTSB OAK67A0038: Boeing B-727, N2979G, San Francisco, CA, September 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1966
- Place: San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 69 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0054  66/9/25    SAN FRANCISCO,CAL   BOEING B-727        CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1525                    N2979G              PX-  0  0 64                            51, 23141 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            147 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO INT
        OPERATOR - PACIFIC AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
        REMARKS- HYD PUMP INOP DUE IMPR INSTALLED ELEC CONNECTOR PIN.PLT UNABLE IMMED.LOCATE EMGCY BRAKE HANDLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2979G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2979G-1972-11-07), registration cancelled 1972-11-07, S/N 19305, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-193](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-193) (registry code 138406Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Francisco Int

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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