Boeing 720 N7210U
2 March 1970 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 March 1970 at about 19:05 local time, a Boeing 720 registered N7210U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 95 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 8 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ohare Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720
- Registration
- N7210U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- San Francisco, Calif → Cleveland, Ohio
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0024
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 86 |
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
2ENGS SHTDN DUE WX DLA.NR1 CAUGHT FIRE ON RESTRTMISC-2 ESCAPE CHUTES INOP.1 PAX DROPPED OFF WG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1970 | Boeing 720 | Pt.reyes, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1970 | Boeing 720 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1970 | Boeing 720B | Annette Isl, Alaska, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1970 | Boeing 720B | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1970 | Boeing 720 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1970 | Boeing 720 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |