Boeing 707 N8405
21 July 1971 · Dallas, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1971 at about 13:55 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N8405, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Dallas, Texas, United States. 113 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 13:55
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Love
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N8405
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → San Francisco, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
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
INTERNAL FAILURE OF NR 3 ENG. ABORTED T/O OK. DEBRIS DMGD NR 4 ENG, R SIDE FUSELAGE AND R WG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 | - |