Boeing 707 N7072
25 March 1963 · Panama Cty, Central America · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 March 1963 at about 17:34 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N7072, operated by Braniff Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Panama Cty, Central America. 58 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Panama Cty, Central America
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N7072
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Braniff Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0076
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF PANAMA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 1963 | Boeing 707 | Elkton, Maryland, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 81 |
| 18 Apr 1963 | Boeing 707 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1963 | Boeing 707 | Litchfield, Michigan, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1963 | Boeing 707 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1963 | Boeing 707 | McGuire Afbase, New Jersey, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1963 | Boeing 707 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1963 | Douglas DC-7C | Panama Cty, Central America | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1964 | North Am F-51 | Mateare Nicaragua, Central America | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1964 | No American F51D | Corinto Nicaragua, Central America | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1964 | Beechcraft R-35 | Utila Is Honduras, Central America | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1964 | Douglas DC-6B | San Jose Costa Ri, Central America | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 May 1965 | No American F51D | Sta Teresa Nicrga, Central America | - | No injuries | - |