Boeing 707 N47330
4 August 1971 · Compton, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 August 1971 at about 20:23 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N47330, operated by Continental Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Compton, California, United States. 96 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Compton, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Compton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N47330
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Continental Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hilo, Hawaii → Los Angeles, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0014
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 96 |
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
BOTH CREWS HAD MINIMUM OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AND AVOID DUE CESSNA HI WG CONFIG AND BACKGROUND LTG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1971 | Boeing 707 | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1971 | Boeing 707 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1971 | Boeing 707 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Air India | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1971 | Boeing 707 | Jamaica, New York, United States | El al | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1971 | Boeing 707 | Edison, New Jersey, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jun 1971 | Boeing 707 | No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |