Boeing 720 N3158
8 December 1967 · Denver, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 December 1967 at about 14:47 local time, a Boeing 720 registered N3158, operated by Western Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Denver, Colorado, United States. 73 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720
- Registration
- N3158
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Western Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0069
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 |
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
INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION OF UNKNOWN SOURCE IN PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM. PAX THROWN TO FLOOR OF LAV.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1968 | Boeing 720 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, 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 | - |
| 4 Aug 1966 | Boeing 720B | Los Mochis Mex, Mexico | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1966 | Boeing 720B | Kingston Jamaica, Other-Foreign Countries | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 May 1968 | Boeing 720 | Appleton, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor 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 | - |