# NTSB UNK64X4211: Boeing 707 123B, N7518, New Castle, DE, September 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1964
- Place: New Castle, DE · NEW CASTLE, DE
- Location: 39.6700° N, 75.5665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Castle, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6700&lon=-75.5665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 46 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4211
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4211

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0038  64/9/30  NR.NEW CASTLE DEL     BOEING 707 123B     CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 2122                    N7518               PX-  0  0 39
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7518 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707 123B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor 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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