# NTSB OAK77IA012: Boeing 707, N1501W, Honolulu, HI, January 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1977
- 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: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 67 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156876
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77IA012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77IA012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0016  77/1/12    HONOLULU,HI         BOEING 707          CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1435                    N1501W              PX-  0  0 62                            58, 26381 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5775 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL
        OPERATOR - WESTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FRANCISCO,CA            HONOLULU,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- TENSILE SEPARATION OF NOSE GEAR DRAG ROLLER,P/N 3-99448,PROHIBITED LANDING GEAR FROM EXTENDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1501W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1501W-1980-08-01), registration cancelled 1980-08-01, S/N 19963, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-347C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-347c) (registry code 138367V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- 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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