Boeing 720 N7217U
13 December 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 December 1968 at about 20:10 local time, a Boeing 720 registered N7217U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 113 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:10
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ohare
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720
- Registration
- N7217U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0025
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
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
DAMAGED FUSELAGE IN NOSE WHEEL AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 720 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1968 | Boeing 720 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1968 | Boeing 720 | Appleton, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1968 | Boeing 720B | Mason City, Iowa, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1967 | Boeing 720 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1969 | Boeing 720 | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 May 1969 | Boeing 720 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |