Boeing B-720B N725US
23 January 1965 · Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 January 1965 at about 11:50 local time, a Boeing B-720B registered N725US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States. 50 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-720B
- Registration
- N725US
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0050
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 43 |
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
SEAT BELT SIGN DID NOT STAY ON DUE TO TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER-WX BUR AND CO TURBUL FRCSTS INACCUR
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B-720B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1965 | Boeing B-720B | Leavenworth Kans, Kansas, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 May 1965 | Boeing B-720B | Los Angeles Calif, California, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1965 | Boeing B-720B | Salt Lake City Ut, Utah, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1966 | Boeing B-720B | Merida Mexico, Mexico | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1966 | Boeing B-720B | Denver Colo, Colorado, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1966 | Boeing B-720B | Mojave, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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 | - |