Boeing B-720 N7078
11 September 1965 · Mexico City, Mexico · No injuries
Summary
On 11 September 1965 at about 14:30 local time, a Boeing B-720 registered N7078, operated by Braniff Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mexico City, Mexico. 127 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Nearest airport
- Intl Airport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-720
- Registration
- N7078
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Braniff Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0075
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
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
INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B-720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1965 | Boeing B-720 | Milwaukee Wisc, Wisconsin, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1965 | Boeing B-720 | Houston Tex, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1965 | Boeing B-720 | Omaha Nebr, Nebraska, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1964 | Boeing B-720 | San Francisco Cal, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1966 | Boeing B-720 | Little Rock Ark, Arkansas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1966 | Boeing B-720 | Jamaica Ny, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1965 | Fairchild C-82 | Campeche, Mexico | George B Aider | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1965 | Piper PA-28 | El Fuerte Mexico, Mexico | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Cessna 210 | Mexico City Mexco, Mexico | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 Feb 1965 | Beechcraft 65 | Chihuahua Mexico, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1965 | Beechcraft E18S | San Lucas Mexico, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1965 | Cessna 175 | Puerto Penaso Mex, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |