Boeing 720B N736US
26 April 1972 · Front Royal, Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1972 at about 16:35 local time, a Boeing 720B registered N736US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Front Royal, Virginia, United States. 84 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:35
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Front Royal, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720B
- Registration
- N736US
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Portland, Oreg → Washington, Dc
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0002
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82 |
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
MINOR INJ,2 STEWS, AVOIDING N737Z IN VFR CONDS. PILOT-LACK OF VISUAL SCANNING VIGILANCE, BOTH CREWS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1972 | Boeing 720B | El Paso, Texas, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No 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 | - |