FTW65A0093

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing B-720 · Houston, TX · March 19, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 19, 1965
Place
Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
Injuries
61 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7077Boeing B-720
Status
Completed · report October 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179738

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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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1-0027  65/3/19    HOUSTON TEX         BOEING B-720        CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1302                    N7077               PX-  0  0 53                            54, 23822 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            559 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTL
        OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           COPILOT - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N7077
Reported as
Boeing B-720
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Houston Intl