Boeing 727 N7408U
20 February 1967 · Akron, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 February 1967 at about 08:26 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N7408U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Akron, Ohio, United States. 38 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 08:26
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Akron, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Akron-Canton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N7408U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
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
PLT DESCENDED BELOW ASR APPROACH MINIMUMS.RT WING TIP STRUCK RNWY.SUCCESSFUL LNDG AT CLEVELAND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1967 | Boeing 727 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1967 | Boeing 727 | Massena, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1967 | Boeing 727 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1967 | Boeing 727 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1967 | Boeing 727 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1967 | Boeing 727 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |