Viscount 745D N7440
18 October 1967 · Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 October 1967 at about 18:43 local time, a Viscount 745D registered N7440, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States. 50 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 18:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allentown-Easton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Viscount 745D
- Registration
- N7440
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 1-0046
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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 SELECTED RNWY WITH TAILWIND COMPONENT OF 5 KTS, CROSSWIND OF 13.5 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Viscount 745 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1967 | Viscount 745D | Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1966 | Viscount 745D | Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 9 Jul 1964 | Viscount 745D | Parrotsville Tenn, Tennessee, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 39 |
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 | - |