UNK70X0106

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 707 · Sydney, American Samoa · December 1, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 1, 1969
Place
Sydney, American Samoa · SYDNEY, Australia
Injuries
136 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N892PABoeing 707
Status
Completed · report July 27, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148217

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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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1-0062   69/12/1   SYDNEY,AUSTRALIA    BOEING 707          CR-  0  0 11  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1759                    N892PA              PX-  0  0125                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYDNEY
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYDNEY,AUSTRALIA            HONOLULU
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: BIRD INGESTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- INVESD & RPRTD BY AUSTRALIAN GOVT.TKOF ABORTED AFT V1.ROLLING TKOF.WIND LESS THAN FCST.OVERLOADED.

Aircraft

Registration
N892PA
Reported as
Boeing 707
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sydney