# NTSB OAK68A0013: Boeing 707, N17322, Manila, RP, August 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1967
- Place: Manila, RP · MANILA, Philippines
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 131 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68A0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0013

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0054  67/8/18  NR.MANILA,P.I.        BOEING 707          CR-  0  1  8  MIL CONTRACT PASSG INTL   AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2115                    N17322              PX-  0  0123                            46, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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- SEAT BELT SIGN ON.STEWARDESS THROWN FROM SEAT. PLT HAD ADVISED CREW AND PAX OF EXPECTED TURB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17322](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17322-1972-07-28), registration cancelled 1972-07-28, S/N 18826 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-321C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-321c) (registry code 138367B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- 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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