Boeing 720 N7207U
12 January 1971 · Baltimore, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 January 1971 at about 18:57 local time, a Boeing 720 registered N7207U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Baltimore, Maryland, United States. 64 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:57
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720
- Registration
- N7207U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Denver, Colo
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
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
8TH STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE FAILED.CAUSED PROGRESSIVE NR 1 ENG FAILURE.FIRE BOTTLE INOP.LND SAFELY.
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 |
| 31 Mar 1971 | Boeing 720 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | American Airlines, 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 | - |