# NTSB OAK68A0046: Boeing 707, Honolulu, HI, November 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1967
- Place: Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 6 minor, 46 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68A0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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A-0001  67/11/21   HONOLULU,HAWAII     BOEING 707          CR-  0  0 11  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE Z
        TIME - 1315                    G-ARWE              PX-  0  0 41                            , 11728 TOTAL HOURS, 1107
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL.
        OPERATOR - BRITISH AIRWAYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BEARING,SHAFT
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: WHEEL TURBINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF MAIN THRUST BEARING CAUSED DISINTEGRATION OF NO.1 LOW PRESSURE TURBINE DISC ON NO.4 ENG
```

## Aircraft

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