DEN67A0050

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 727 · Polo, IL · March 6, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 6, 1967
Place
Polo, IL · POLO, IL
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 72 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7412UBoeing 727
Status
Completed · report June 29, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119034

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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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1-0013   67/3/6    POLO,ILL            BOEING 727          CR-  0  1  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1340                    N7412U              PX-  0  0 68                            47, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            728 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON.

Aircraft

Registration
N7412U
Reported as
Boeing 727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage