Boeing B-720B N57201
3 May 1965 · Los Angeles Calif, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 May 1965 at about 00:59 local time, a Boeing B-720B registered N57201, operated by Continental Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Los Angeles Calif, California, United States. 22 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 00:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-720B
- Registration
- N57201
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Continental Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
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
FAULTY MFR NO 2 ENG 2ND STAGE FAN DISC SPACER HOLE PN421602.NO2 ENG DEBRIS INGESTED INTO NO 1 ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B-720B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1965 | Boeing B-720B | Leavenworth Kans, Kansas, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1965 | Boeing B-720B | Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1965 | Boeing B-720B | Salt Lake City Ut, Utah, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1966 | Boeing B-720B | Merida Mexico, Mexico | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1966 | Boeing B-720B | Denver Colo, Colorado, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1966 | Boeing B-720B | Mojave, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |