Boeing 747 N7470
24 May 1970 · Moses Lake, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1970 at about 15:20 local time, a Boeing 747 registered N7470, operated by The Boeing COM, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Moses Lake, Washington, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Moses Lake, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grant County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- N7470
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- The Boeing COM
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Seattle, Wash → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0013
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
INBOARD FLAPTRACK ASSY FOR R INBOARD FLAP FAILEDAND SEPARATED IN FLT. CONT APCH, LND OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |