Boeing 720 N7080
29 September 1970 · Dallas, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 September 1970 at about 11:58 local time, a Boeing 720 registered N7080, operated by Braniff Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Dallas, Texas, United States. 54 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 11:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Love Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 720
- Registration
- N7080
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Braniff Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Denver, Colo → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0053
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
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
L GR POS SWITCH INOP.DRG MAN GR EXTN CREW UNKNGLY UNLCKD GR.ADD WARN-GR DOOR OPEN LGT.OPS MAN CVRS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 1970 | Boeing 720 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1970 | Boeing 720 | Pt.reyes, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1970 | Boeing 720B | Annette Isl, Alaska, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1970 | Boeing 720B | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1970 | Boeing 720 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1970 | Boeing 720 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |