Boeing 707 120 N7521A
11 May 1965 · El Paso Tex, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 May 1965 at about 12:03 local time, a Boeing 707 120 registered N7521A, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near El Paso Tex, Texas, United States. 131 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Paso Tex, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Paso Internatl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707 120
- Registration
- N7521A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 |
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
NO.7 WHEEL FELL FROM ACFT AFTER TAKE-OFF.AXLE FAILED AT BRAKE JOURNAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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