Boeing 720 N8703E
5 May 1969 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 May 1969 at about 04:52 local time, a Boeing 720 registered N8703E, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Miami, Florida, United States. 28 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:52
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720
- Registration
- N8703E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Z → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
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
IN FLT FIRE NR 3 ENG. PLT SHUT ENG DOWN AND LANDED SAFELY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1969 | Boeing 720 | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1969 | Boeing 720 | Houston, Texas, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1969 | Boeing 720 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1968 | Boeing 720 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1970 | Boeing 720 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1970 | Boeing 720 | Pt.reyes, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |