# NTSB DEN70A0049: Boeing 720, N17207, Denver, CO, December 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1969
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 92 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70A0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70A0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0061  69/12/21 NR.DENVER,COLO        BOEING 720          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1450                    N17207              PX-  0  1 86                            38, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 14000
        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- VERBAL AND VISUAL WARN ISSUED IN ANTICIPATION OF TURBC.STEWARDESS AND PX INJURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17207](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17207-1976-07-08), registration cancelled 1976-07-08, S/N 19002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 720
- Registry model: [Boeing 720-024B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-720-024b) (registry code 1383845) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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