Boeing 707 N458PA
3 November 1973 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 November 1973 at about 09:39 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N458PA, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Logan Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N458PA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Pan American World Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- New York, Ny → Frankfurt, Germany
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0026
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
UNCOORDINATED DEACTIVATION OF ESSENTIAL POWER. MISC-SPONT CHEM REACTION, IMPROPERLY PACKAGED CARGO
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 707 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1973 | Boeing 707 | Elk Grv Vllg, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1973 | Boeing 707 | Denver, Colorado, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1973 | Boeing 707 | Miami, Florida, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1973 | Boeing 707 | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1973 | Boeing 707 | Papeete, Other-Foreign Countries | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 78 |
| 28 Aug 1973 | Boeing 707 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |