Boeing 707 G-ARWE
21 November 1967 · Honolulu, Hawaii, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 November 1967 at about 13:15 local time, a Boeing 707 registered G-ARWE, operated by British Airways, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. 52 people were on board and 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Honolulu Intl.
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- G-ARWE
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- British Airways
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- A-0001
People
6 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 46 |
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
FAILURE OF MAIN THRUST BEARING CAUSED DISINTEGRATION OF NO.1 LOW PRESSURE TURBINE DISC ON NO.4 ENG
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 9 Sep 1967 | Boeing 707 | Frankfurt, Europe | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |