Boeing 720 N7206U
1 February 1962 · Portland, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 February 1962 at about 23:53 local time, a Boeing 720 registered N7206U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Portland, Oregon, United States. 49 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Portland Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720
- Registration
- N7206U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Seattle, Wash → Chicago, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0008
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
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
3 THIRD STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADES OF NR 1 ENG FAILED. ENG PIECES HIT L WG, L FLAP AND L SIDE FUSELAGE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1962 | Boeing 720 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Boeing 720 | Albany, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1962 | Boeing 720B | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1962 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |
| 6 Nov 1963 | Boeing 720 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1962 | Armstrong AW-650 | Rome, New York, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1962 | Sud Avn SE 210 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46R | Miami, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1962 | Grumman G-21A | Avalon Bay, California, United States | Avalon Air Transport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1962 | Martin 404 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Vandenburg Ab, California, United States | Zantop Air Transport | No injuries | - |