# NTSB CHI70A0012: Boeing 720, N7215U, Janesville, WI, July 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1969
- Place: Janesville, WI · JANESVILLE, WI
- Location: 42.6828° N, 89.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Janesville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6828&lon=-89.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 6 minor, 119 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70A0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70A0012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0023  69/7/26  NR.JANESVILLE,WIS     BOEING 720          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1250                    N7215U              PX-  0  1118                            52, 20130 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): FAILURE TO KEEP FLIGHT PROPERLY ADVISED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT GIVE VERBAL WARNING TO CABIN. SEVERE WEA FCST WAS NOT RELAYED TO ACFT BY DISPATCHER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7215U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7215U-1994-03-14), registration cancelled 1994-03-14, S/N 18047 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 720
- Registry model: [Boeing 720-022](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-720-022) (registry code 1383810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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