Boeing 747 F-BPVD
17 August 1970 · St.jean, Canada · No injuries
Summary
On 17 August 1970 at about 22:35 local time, a Boeing 747 registered F-BPVD, operated by Air France, was involved in an accident during in flight near St.jean, Canada. 193 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St.jean, Canada
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- F-BPVD
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Air France
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Chicago, Ill → Paris, France
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- C-0001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
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
IN-FLT SEPN 2ND STAGE TURBINE DISK RIM NR 3 ENG AS RESULT OF INCOR ASSY OF HI-PRES TURBINE MODULE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1970 | Boeing 747 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1970 | Boeing 747 | Sacramento, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Wawa, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-24 | St.jovite, Canada | Fairfield Aero | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Frobisher Bay, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1970 | Piper PA-24 | Saltspring Is, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 May 1970 | Cessna 180A | Campbell Rivr, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Ontario, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |