# NTSB FTW67A0014: Boeing B-720, N113, Amarillo, TX, July 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1966
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122371
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0624  66/7/20    AMARILLO TEX        BOEING B-720        CR-  0  0  5  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0810                    N113                PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      UNK/NR, 11150 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMARILLO AFB/MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N113](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 18935, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-720
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-30) (registry code 1384008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Amarillo Afb/Mun

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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