# NTSB OAK68A0054: Boeing 707, N371WA, Oakland, CA, January 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1968
- Place: Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68A0054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0034  68/1/27    OAKLAND,CALIF       BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  9  FERRY                     ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0532                    N371WA              PX-  0  0  1                            47, 20086 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1171 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND
        OPERATOR - WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- CAPT FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION IN TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N371WA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N371WA-1971-07-01), registration cancelled 1971-07-01, S/N 19441, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-373C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-373c) (registry code 138367M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland

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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