Boeing 720 N7542AA
31 March 1971 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 March 1971 at about 14:00 local time, a Boeing 720 registered N7542AA, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 85 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 14:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720
- Registration
- N7542AA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Los Angeles, Calif → Jamaica, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0016
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
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
UNWANTED ACFT TRIM.HRZN POS TRANS P/N 4572-8A1 SHAFT SLIPPED.CRANK P/N 66-9350-3 HOLE ENLGD-WEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1971 | Boeing 720 | Ontario, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Boeing 720 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |