Boeing 747 N747PA
30 July 1971 · San Frncsco, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1971 at about 14:29 local time, a Boeing 747 registered N747PA, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near San Frncsco, California, United States. 218 people were on board and 10 were seriously injured, 19 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Frncsco, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Francisco Int
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- N747PA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Pan American World Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Los Angeles, Calif → Tokyo, Japan
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0007
People
10 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 189 |
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
PLT USED WRONG T/O REF SPEEDS DUE IMPROPER ARPT INFO, ACFT DISPATCH AND CREW MANAGEMENT.HIT ALS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1971 | Boeing 747 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1971 | Boeing 747 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1971 | Boeing 747 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1971 | Boeing 747 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1971 | Boeing 747 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1971 | Boeing 747 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No 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 | - |