Boeing 720 N7225U
28 March 1970 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 March 1970 at about 12:38 local time, a Boeing 720 registered N7225U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 124 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:38
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- McCarran
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720
- Registration
- N7225U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Cleveland, Ohio
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0046
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 122 |
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
R MLG TRUCK BEAM P/N 65-22082-9, S/N SW351 FAILED.TOTAL TIME ON PART 21004 HR,3480 SINCE OVHAUL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
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 |