Viscount 745D N7405
9 July 1964 · Parrotsville Tenn, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 July 1964 at about 18:15 local time, a Viscount 745D registered N7405, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Parrotsville Tenn, Tennessee, United States. 39 people were on board and 39 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Parrotsville Tenn, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Viscount 745D
- Registration
- N7405
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0033
People
39 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 39 | 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
ONE PASSENGER ABANDONED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THENO.4 EMERGENCY ESCAPE WINDOW PRIOR TO IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Viscount 745 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1964 | Viscount 745D | Elmira New York, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1964 | Viscount 745 | Harrisburg Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1966 | Viscount 745D | Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1967 | Viscount 745D | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1967 | Viscount 745D | Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious 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 | - |