Boeing B-720 N7214U
5 November 1964 · San Francisco Cal, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 November 1964 at about 18:35 local time, a Boeing B-720 registered N7214U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Francisco Cal, California, United States. 94 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Francisco Cal, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Francisco Int
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-720
- Registration
- N7214U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 1-0079
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 91 |
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
FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE LOCKROD UPPER ATTACH BOLT P/N BACB30ABP 6-37.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B-720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 22 Sep 1964 | Boeing B-720 | Sacramento Calif, California, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Minor 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 | - |