# NTSB UNK65X0678: Boeing 707 123B, N7516A, Nashville, TN, November 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1964
- Place: Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 66 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0678
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0678

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0053  64/11/12   NASHVILLE TENN      BOEING 707 123B     CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AGE UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
        TIME - 0955                    N7516A              PX-  0  0 59                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASHVILLE METRO
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOS.5-6 AXLE SECTION NEAR INNER BEARING BRAKE COLLAR FAIL-WHEEL ASSEMBLIES SEPARATED LEFT LDG GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7516A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7516A-1976-11-30), registration cancelled 1976-11-30, S/N 17643 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707 123B
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-123](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-123) (registry code 138360F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nashville Metro

## Other investigations on N7516A (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC66I0123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66I0123), Apr 24, 1966: Boeing 707 (N7516A), Philadelphia, PA, incident, 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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