# NTSB MIA62A0007: Boeing 720B, N724US, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, January 26, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1962
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147371
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA62A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA62A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 720B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Broward County

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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