- Date
- January 26, 1962
- Place
- Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 9 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N724USBoeing 720B
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147371
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0048 62/1/26 FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA BOEING 720B CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1548 N724US PX- 0 0 2 51, 27439 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 309 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWARD COUNTY OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MIAMI,FLA SEATTLE,WASH FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- PLT MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND UNDERSHOT DURING LDG.R MLG STRUCK 2 FT RISE ON BLAST AREA 384 FT SHORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N724US
- Reported as
- Boeing 720B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Broward County