Boeing 720B N723US
31 July 1965 · Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 July 1965 at about 08:23 local time, a Boeing 720B registered N723US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during static near Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States. 92 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:23
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ohare Internatl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720B
- Registration
- N723US
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
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
2ND OFFICER OUTSIDE ACFT VNLOCKED NOSEGEAR, FOLLOWING HYD FAIL-LEADEDGE FLAP BYPASS VALVE-PN1060710
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1965 | Boeing 720 | Jamaica Ny, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1966 | Boeing 720B | Los Angeles Calif, California, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1966 | Boeing 720 | Cleveland Ohio, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1964 | Boeing 720 | San Antonio Texas, Texas, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1966 | Boeing 720B | Los Mochis Mex, Mexico | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1964 | Boeing 720B | Ansbach Germany, Europe | Lufthansa | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |