Boeing 720B GE1

15 July 1964 · Ansbach Germany, Europe · Fatal

Summary

On 15 July 1964, a Boeing 720B registered GE1, operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Ansbach Germany, Europe. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 15 July 1964
Classification: Accident
Location: Ansbach Germany, Europe
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Boeing 720B
Registration: GE1
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 4
Operator: Lufthansa
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: B-0009

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

PLANE WAS PRACTISING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES WHEN IT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record B-0009, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Europe 74 Lufthansa 8 Boeing 720 41 1964 5,293

Other Boeing 720 accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
18 Jun 1964	Boeing 720 N8702E	San Antonio Texas, Texas, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
9 Mar 1964	Boeing 720B N723US	La Crosse Wisc, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
31 Jul 1965	Boeing 720B N723US	Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1965	Boeing 720 N7532A	Jamaica Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Feb 1963	Boeing 720B N724US	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	43
6 Nov 1963	Boeing 720 N8708E	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-

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Other accidents in this area

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
23 Nov 1964	Boeing 707 331 N769TW	Rome Italy, Europe no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	48
26 Apr 1964	Hughes 269A N8912F	Madrid Spain, Europe no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
20 Aug 1964	Helio H-395 N4199D	Agrinion Greece, Europe no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
20 Sep 1964	Hiller 12B N9742P	Thermi Greece, Europe no coordinates	Executive	No injuries	-
13 Nov 1964	Taylorcraft BC-12D N96259	Nellingen Germany, Europe no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
17 Nov 1964	Douglas DC-4 N17	Tangra Greece, Europe no coordinates	FAA	No injuries	-

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