Boeing 707 FBLCA
13 May 1974 · O'neill, Nebraska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 May 1974 at about 01:36 local time, a Boeing 707 registered FBLCA, operated by Air France, was involved in an accident during in flight near O'neill, Nebraska, United States. 111 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 12 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- O'neill, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- FBLCA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Air France
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Los Angeles, Calif → Paris, France
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- A-0003
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 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
MDT-SVR TURBC, VERY STRONG TSTM ACTIVITY WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN EASILY DETECTABLE.FLT CONTD TO ORLY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1974 | Boeing 707 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1974 | Boeing 707 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1974 | Boeing 707 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1974 | Boeing 707 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1974 | Boeing 707 | Pago Pago, Samoa | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 96 |
| 1 Apr 1974 | Boeing 707 | Rosewood, Ohio, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |