OAK71AP024

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · November 7, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 7, 1970
Place
No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · NO.PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 107 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N424PABoeing 707
Status
Completed · report October 27, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
152870

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0049   70/11/7   NO.PACIFIC OCEAN    BOEING 707          CR-  0  1  9  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0355                    N424PA              PX-  0  0 99                            58, 22610 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            6530 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAGO PAGO,SAMOA             HONOLULU,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-OP PROC FOR FLT ATT DURING FCST TURB.
           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
          BROKEN                                                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PROC ALLOWED FLT ATT TO PERFORM NORMAL DUTIES.

Aircraft

Registration
N424PA
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage

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