CHI66I0012

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 720B · Chicago, IL · July 31, 1965

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 31, 1965
Place
Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
Injuries
92 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N723USBoeing 720B
Status
Completed · report December 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176258

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0021  65/7/31    CHICAGO ILL         BOEING 720B         CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0823                    N723US              PX-  0  0 85                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE INTERNATL
        OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)

Aircraft

Registration
N723US
Reported as
Boeing 720B
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Ohare Internatl

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