Boeing 707 N307WA

20 March 1972 · Tokyo, Asia · No injuries

Summary

On 20 March 1972 at about 23:32 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N307WA, operated by Other-Foreign Flag Carrier, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tokyo, Asia. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 20 March 1972 at 23:32
Classification: Accident
Location: Tokyo, Asia
Nearest airport: Tokyo Intl
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Boeing 707
Registration: N307WA
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 4
Operator: Other-Foreign Flag Carrier
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: Seoul, Korea → S
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Light: Night (Dark)
NTSB number: B-0001

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

INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record B-0001, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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8 Aug 1972	Lockheed 18 N666P	Cebu City, Asia no coordinates	A.p.i.m.e.inc.	Serious injuries	-
10 Mar 1972	Beechcraft 23 N3786	Castillejos, Asia no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Jul 1972	Douglas A-26B N4000K	Manila, Asia no coordinates	Aero Service C	No injuries	-
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20 Mar 1972	Pilatus PC6CH2 N365F	Nong Kha, Asia no coordinates	Air America, I*	No injuries	-
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