# NTSB OAK74AP029: Boeing 707, N735T, Honolulu, HI, January 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1974
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 197 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AP029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2276  74/1/12    HONOLULU,HAWAII     BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  8  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1656                    N735T               PX-  0  0189  CTR PASSG-D               59, 25195 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1113 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WASH                HONOLULU,HAWAII
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        REMARKS- PRE-EXISTING STRESS CORROSION CRACKS.NOSE GR OLEO INNER CYL ASSY & WHEELS SEPRTD BLO STEERING CYL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N735T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N735T-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N 17662, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-131](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131) (registry code 138360N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3C-4&6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3c-4-6) (registry code 52036, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Honolulu Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740112002239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740112002239A), Jan 12, 1974: Boeing 707131, Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. Pre-existing stress corrosion cracks. Nose gr oleo inner cyl assy & wheels seprtd blo steering cyl.

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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