Boeing B747 N607US
13 May 1971 · Honolulu, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 May 1971 at about 13:35 local time, a Boeing B747 registered N607US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. 42 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 13:35
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B747
- Registration
- N607US
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Honolulu, Hawaii → Tokyo, Japan
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0005
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
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
FATIGUE CRACK ORIGTD IN NICKEL-PLATED AREA OF REWORKED TURBINE AIR SEAL LAND, PROGD INTO BASE MTRL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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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 | - |