# NTSB DCA66A0002: Boeing B-727, N7036U, Lake Michigan, IL, August 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1965
- Place: Lake Michigan, IL · LAKE MICHIGAN, IL
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 30 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA66A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA66A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0030  65/8/16    LAKE MICHIGAN ILL   BOEING B-727        CR-  6  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2021                    N7036U              PX- 24  0  0                            42, 17142 TOTAL HOURS, 82
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- N7036U CRASHED INTO LAKE MICHIGAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7036U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7036U-1965-09-01), registration cancelled 1965-09-01, S/N 18328 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (registry code 1384002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chicago O'Hare

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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