# NTSB MKC66A0010: Boeing B-720B, N57202, Leavenworth, KS, August 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1965
- Place: Leavenworth, KS · LEAVENWORTH, KS
- Location: 39.3227° N, 94.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leavenworth, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3227&lon=-94.9250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 7 minor, 112 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0044  65/8/17  NR.LEAVENWORTH KANS   BOEING B-720B       CR-  0  1  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1234                    N57202              PX-  0  0112                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-N57202 FAILED TO SEE N8131M IN TIME.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT OF N8131M FAILED TO SEE N57202 IN TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N57202 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-720B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- 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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