- Date
- January 8, 1970
- Place
- Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Injuries
- 48 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N93144Boeing 720B
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138303
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0003 70/1/8 NR.MINNEAPOLIS,MINN BOEING 720B CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1530 N93144 PX- 0 0 41 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - WESTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINNEAPOLIS,MINN DENVER,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION DUE FAILURE IN WALKWAY PRESSURE WEB. LANDED OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93144
- Reported as
- Boeing 720B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage