Boeing 720B N57206
21 January 1972 · El Paso, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 January 1972 at about 14:45 local time, a Boeing 720B registered N57206, operated by Continental Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near El Paso, Texas, United States. 100 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 14:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720B
- Registration
- N57206
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Continental Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Houston, Tex → Los Angeles, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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
SPILLED COFFEE IN COCKPIT DRIPPED ON YAW DAMPER COUPLER PLUG, CAUSED SHORT.ACFT ENTERED DUTCH ROLL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1972 | Boeing 720B | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1973 | Boeing 720A | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | Jet SET Travel | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 31 Mar 1971 | Boeing 720 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1973 | Boeing 720B | Ontario, California, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |