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FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA
F S M/N PURPOSE
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1-0015 63/12/8 NR.ELKTON,MD BOEING 707 CR- 8 0 0 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
TIME - 2059 N709PA PX- 73 0 0 45, 17049 TOTAL HOURS,
DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2890 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
RATED.
OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION
LIGHTNING STRIKE IN FLIGHT: HOLDING
FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: HOLDING
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
WEATHER - LIGHTNING STRIKE
AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED 4400
VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F
NONE 44
WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
260 10
TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
VFR IFR
REMARKS- LTNG-INDUCED IGNITION OF FUEL/AIR MIXT,NO.1 RES TANK,WITH EXPLOSIVE DISINTEGRATION OF LT OUTER WG.
