Boeing 707 N724PA
9 September 1967 · Frankfurt, Europe · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 September 1967 at about 13:43 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N724PA, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Frankfurt, Europe. 174 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 10 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frankfurt, Europe
- Nearest airport
- Frankfurt
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N724PA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Pan American World Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0068
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 162 |
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 THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVTOF WEST GERMANY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1967 | Boeing 707 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | British Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1967 | Boeing 707 | Erlanger, Kentucky, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1967 | Boeing 707 | Manila, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1967 | Boeing 707 | San Francisco, California, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1967 | Boeing 707 | Ubon, Asia | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1967 | Boeing 707 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1967 | Beechcraft 18 | Plumpton, Europe | World Wide HEL | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Nov 1967 | Douglas DC-8 | Munich, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1967 | Boeing 707 | Geneva Swtzerland, Europe | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1967 | Grumman TBM-3 | Agrinion, Europe | Maron Air Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Nov 1967 | Cessna 140 | Egelsbach, Europe | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1967 | Champion 7FC | Sembach Germany, Europe | Sembach Air BA | No injuries | - |