Boeing B-720 N736US
7 September 1964 · Minneapolis Minn, Minnesota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 September 1964 at about 17:00 local time, a Boeing B-720 registered N736US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Minneapolis Minn, Minnesota, United States. 92 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Minneapolis Minn, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-720
- Registration
- N736US
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0069
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 85 |
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
NO REASONS WERE FOUND FOR SEAT BELT NOT HOLDING PASS OR FOR FIRE EXTINGR COMING LOOSE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B-720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1964 | Boeing B-720 | San Francisco Cal, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Okla City Okla, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Portland Ore, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Jamaica Ny, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Alma Georgia, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Sacramento Calif, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Minor 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 | - |