# NTSB DEN71AD023: Boeing 727, N88714, Denver, CO, November 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1970
- 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, 57 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71AD023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71AD023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0038  70/11/20 NR.DENVER,COLO        BOEING 727          CR-  0  1  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1820                    N88714              PX-  0  0 50                            39, 4076 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SEATTLE,WASH                HOUSTON,TEX                 DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ATNDNT AROSE FRM SEAT,THROWN AGAINST ARMREST,CLOSET,FLOOR,RCVD TWO BROKEN RIBS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88714](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88714-1999-10-20), registration cancelled 1999-10-20, S/N 20243 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-224](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (registry code 1384076) (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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