Boeing 727 N7020U
19 July 1971 · Denver, Colorado, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 19 July 1971 at about 09:36 local time, a Boeing 727 registered N7020U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Denver, Colorado, United States. 101 people were on board and 8 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stapleton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727
- Registration
- N7020U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Philadelphia, Pa → San Francisco, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0015
People
8 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 93 |
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
BOOST PUMP SWITCHES OVHTD.CREW MISTOOK SOURCE OFODOR.TOOK WRONG ACTIONS.LND TOO FAST FOR RWY COND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 727 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 1971 | Boeing 727 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1971 | Boeing 727 | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1971 | Boeing 727 | Jamaica, New York, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1971 | Boeing 727 | Rochester, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Boeing 727 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 111 |
| 14 May 1971 | Boeing 727 | York, Kentucky, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious 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 | - |