Boeing 707 VT-DPM
7 April 1971 · Jamaica, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1971 at about 21:28 local time, a Boeing 707 registered VT-DPM, operated by Air India, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Jamaica, New York, United States. 109 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- J.f.kennedy
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- VT-DPM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Air India
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → London, England
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- C-0002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
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
SHAFT, PN69-50237-1, IN RUDDER POWER GEAR BOX SHEARED.AIR INDIA REPORTED LUBRICANT WAS DRY AND HARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| 4 Aug 1971 | Boeing 707 | Compton, California, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 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 | - |