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Boeing 707 — safety & facts

Safety record

Recorded occurrences
434
Hull losses
0
Fatal accidents
100
Total fatalities
3,652
Records span
1959–2019

Based on 434 occurrences across NTSB, ASN, MAK, ATSB & Wikidata records. See full safety record →

Key facts

Manufacturer
Boeing
Typical seats
140-189 pax
Range
9,265 km
First flight
1957-12
Last fatal hull loss: 2019 View full safety record →

Color reflects time since the last recorded fatal hull-loss involving this type, drawn from public datasets (NTSB, Aviation Safety Network, Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives, Wikidata). It is not a commercial safety rating and does not normalise for flights flown, hours, or fleet size — for those, see the manufacturer or IATA Safety Report.

Notable events

  1. — Independent Air — 144 fatalities. Source.
  2. — 88 fatalities. Source.
  3. — Avianca — 73 fatalities. Source.
  4. — Varig — 50 fatalities. Source.
  5. — 28 fatalities. Source.

Incident reports (NASA ASRS)

14 voluntary incident reports involving the Boeing 707 in the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System.

Anomaly typeReports
Deviation discrepancy procedural published material policy7
Deviation discrepancy procedural clearance6
Conflict airborne conflict5
Deviation track heading all types5
Deviation discrepancy procedural far4
  • 2015-10 RC135 pilot on vectors to the RNAV 13 at FOE; experiences an airborne conflict with a C182 VFR to TOP. A TCAS RA to climb is generated aboard the RC135 then reverses just before announcing clear of co
  • 2011-07 ZFW Controller voiced concern regarding holding pattern entry procedures that resulted in unauthorized R5601 entries.
  • 2010-04 A B707 First Officer reported that the Captain exhibited dangerous CRM practices while ignoring crew cautions about his dangerous flying actions with high speed and low speed flight as well as airway

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA. Browse all incident categories →

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