Boeing 727 N7414U
18 May 1970 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 May 1970 at about 12:10 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N7414U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 72 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O'hare
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N7414U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Fresno, Calif → Newark, N.j.
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0036
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 69 |
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
FLAP SELECTOR VALVE LEAKED HYD FLUID ON APU EXHAUST.SMOKE ENTERED CABIN THRU VENTS.PAX INJURY EVAC
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 1970 | Boeing 727 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1970 | Boeing 727 | Bakersfield, California, United States | Pacific South* | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1970 | Boeing 727 | Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1970 | Boeing 727 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1970 | Boeing 727 | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | Trans Caribbean Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Nov 1970 | Boeing 727 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Serious 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 |