Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 7 April 1964
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-139
Owner/operator: Pan American World Airways (Pan Am)
Registration Number: N779PA
Location: New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 145
Component Affected: The Boeing 707 aircraft.The Boeing 707 aircraft.
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
A Boeing 707 aircraft touched down on the far end of runway 04R and subsequently ran off the runway, resulting in a crash landing in the Thurston Basin.A Boeing 707 aircraft touched down on the far end of runway 04R and subsequently ran off the runway, resulting in a crash landing in the Thurston Basin.
Description
The Boeing 707 touched down on the far end of runway 04R and ran off the end of the runway, ending up in Thurston Basin. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The captain’s deviation from the glide slope during an ILS approach resulting in a touchdown on the runway at a point and speed which precluded stopping the aircraft on the remaining runway.”
Primary Cause
The captain’s deviation from the glide slope during an ILS approach, leading to a touchdown on the runway at a point and speed that precluded stopping the aircraft on the remaining runway.The captain’s deviation from the glide slope during an ILS approach, leading to a touchdown on the runway at a point and speed that precluded stopping the aircraft on the remaining runway.Share on:
