# NTSB OAK70A0014: Boeing 707, N17321, No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), August 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1969
- Place: No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · NO.PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 171 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70A0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70A0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0032  69/8/26    NO.PACIFIC OCEAN    BOEING 707          CR-  0  1  7  MIL CONTRACT PASSG INTL   AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0940                    N17321              PX-  0  0165                            49, 21715 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            5510 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HAWAII             CLARK AFB,PI
        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 ON
        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
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- RADAR DIDNT SHOW RETURN. PLT HAD AVOIDED KNOWN TSTM ACTIVITY. HALFWAY BETWEEN GUAM AND PI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N17321 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- 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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