Boeing 747 F-BPVC
25 August 1970 · Jamaica, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 August 1970 at about 20:52 local time, a Boeing 747 registered F-BPVC, operated by Air France, was involved in an accident during in flight near Jamaica, New York, United States. 384 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 20:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jfk Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- F-BPVC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Air France
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Montreal, Can
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- C-0003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 384 |
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
FIRE WRNG NR 2 ENG.CREW ACCIDENTALLY CLOSED NR 1ENG START LEVER, CAUSED COMPRESSOR STALL.LND OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1970 | Boeing 747 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1970 | Boeing 747 | Sacramento, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |