Boeing 747 N9655A
8 September 1975 · San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1975 at about 10:55 local time, a Boeing 747 registered N9655A, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States. 171 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Puerto Rico Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- N9655A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New York, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0026
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 170 |
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
L INBD TRAIL EDGE FOREFLAP SEPD.ROLLER BEARINGS SEIZED.CORRECTIVE AD ISSUED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 1975 | Boeing 747 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Japan Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1975 | Boeing 747 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1975 | Boeing 747 | No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1975 | Boeing 747 | 60N 20W, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1975 | Boeing 747 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1975 | Boeing 747 | London, Europe | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |