Boeing 720B N7549AA
13 May 1968 · Mason City, Iowa, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 May 1968 at about 17:27 local time, a Boeing 720B registered N7549AA, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Mason City, Iowa, United States. 85 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mason City, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720B
- Registration
- N7549AA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0017
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 81 |
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
CREW WARNED PAX TO KEEP SEAT BELTS FASTENED DUE TO POSSIBLE TURB.
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 Dec 1968 | Boeing 720 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No 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 | - |