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- 2 - period the right outboard (No. 4) engine and approximately 25 feet of the right outboard wing separated from the aircraft. After the fire was extinguished, control was secured, and the situation evaluated, the crew elected to proceed to Travis Air Force Base, California. They stated this decision was based on a partial hydraulic failure and the uninhabited approaches to Travis, plus the availability of military firefighting equipment and a longer runway.

After lowering the landing gear by emergency means, the flight landed at Travis at 1434 without further difficulty. Passengers evacuated the aircraft using the inflated emergency slides because no stairs were available.

The accident occurred about 1-1/2 miles west of the departure end of runway 28L at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, at an altitude estimated to be 800 feet m.s.l. The accident occurred during daylight hours.

1.2 Injuries to Personnel

1.3 Damage to Aircraft

The aircraft received substantial damage. The No. 4 engine separated from the wing, and approximately 25 feet of the right outboard wing separated from the aircraft. The remaining wring section received fire and puncture damage around the area of the wing separation line.

1.4 Other Damage

The main portion of the No. 4 engine struck and damaged a building approximately 1.8 miles from the departure end of runway 28L.

1.5 Crew Information

Captain Charles H. Kimes, age 44, possessed airline transport pilot certificate No. 38522-40 with multi-engine land and sea, DC-4, DC-6/7, C-46, B-377, and B-707 ratings issued May 16, 1958. His last proficiency check was completed May 21, 1965, and his last line check completed on June 17, 1654. Captain Kimes held an FAA first-class certificate issued April 29, 1965, without waivers. He had a total flying time of 17,736 hours of which 2,606 hours had been flown in the B-707 aircraft. He had flown 228 hours in the preceding 90 days and 71 hours in the preceding 30 days. He had 5-1/2 days off duty, and had not flown in the 24-hour period preceding the accident.

First Officer Frederick R. Miller, age 48, possessed airline transport pilot certificate No. 34563, with multi-engine land, DC-3, DC-4, DC-7, B-377, and B-707 ratings issued April 18, 1961. He also held navigator certificate No. 1178229. His last proficiency check was accomplished April 23, 1965. he held an FAA first-class certificate issued May 14, 1965, with a limitation that "Holder shall possess correcting glasses for near vision while exercising