Boeing 720B N723US
9 March 1964 · La Crosse Wisc, Wisconsin, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 March 1964 at about 07:50 local time, a Boeing 720B registered N723US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near La Crosse Wisc, Wisconsin, United States. 78 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:50
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- La Crosse Wisc, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720B
- Registration
- N723US
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0050
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 74 |
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
INJURED PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS NOT PROPERLY FASTENED.INJURED STEWARDESS SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1964 | Boeing 720 | San Antonio Texas, Texas, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1964 | Boeing 720B | Ansbach Germany, Europe | Lufthansa | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Jul 1965 | Boeing 720B | Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1965 | Boeing 720 | Jamaica Ny, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |
| 6 Nov 1963 | Boeing 720 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |