# NTSB DEN66A0028: Boeing 707 320C, N17321, Glenwood Spgs, CO, October 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1965
- Place: Glenwood Spgs, CO · GLENWOOD SPGS, CO
- Location: 39.5464° N, 107.3433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenwood Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5464&lon=-107.3433&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 5 minor, 108 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66A0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0064  65/10/17   GLENWOOD SPGS COL   BOEING 707 320C     CR-  0  1  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1555                    N17321              PX-  0  1106                            47, 20637 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          130                                                       57
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- COMPANY AND WEATHER BUREAU FORECASTS WERE INADEQVATE WITH REGARD TO TURBULENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N17321 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707 320C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- 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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