Boeing 737 N9005U
19 July 1970 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 July 1970 at about 18:07 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N9005U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 61 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 19 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Philadelphia Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N9005U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Buffalo, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0012
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 41 |
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
NR 1 ENG 1ST STAGE TURB BLADE FAILED.PLT TRMTD RKOF ABV V2, AT APRX 50FT-THOUGHT BOTH ENG FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 737 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1970 | Boeing 737 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1970 | Boeing 737 | Long Beach, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1970 | Boeing 737 | Newport News, Virginia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1970 | Boeing 737 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1970 | Boeing 737 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1970 | Boeing 737 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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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 |