Boeing 707 N386US
18 December 1970 · Janesville, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 December 1970 at about 07:49 local time, a Boeing 707 registered N386US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Janesville, Wisconsin, United States. 42 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:49
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 707
- Registration
- N386US
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Minneapolis, Minn → Chicago, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0081
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
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
CREW MISREAD ALTIMETERS BY 10000 FT. PLT MADE EMERG PULL UP TO AVOID TREES, CONT FLT AND LND OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 1970 | Boeing 707 | Dubuque, Iowa, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Dec 1970 | Boeing 707 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1970 | Boeing 707 | Durazno, South America | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1970 | Boeing 707 | Stockton, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1970 | Boeing 707 | No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1970 | Boeing 707 | No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Pan American World Airways, 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 |