Boeing B-720 N93141
22 September 1964 · Sacramento Calif, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 22 September 1964 at about 16:40 local time, a Boeing B-720 registered N93141, operated by Western Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sacramento Calif, California, United States. 55 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sacramento Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sacramento Muncip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-720
- Registration
- N93141
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Western Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0063
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 51 |
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
FLIGHT RECORDER INDICATED 3.72 G & 119 KTS AT LDG. TRUNION RETAINING BOLTS FAILED DOUBLE SHEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B-720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1964 | Boeing B-720 | San Francisco Cal, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Okla City Okla, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Portland Ore, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Jamaica Ny, New York, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Alma Georgia, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Minneapolis Minn, Minnesota, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |