# NTSB NYC62A0052: Boeing 707, N70775, Unionville, MO, May 22, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1962
- Place: Unionville, MO · UNIONVILLE, MO
- Location: 40.4757° N, 93.0044° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Unionville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4757&lon=-93.0044&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 45 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC62A0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC62A0052

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0003  62/5/22  NR.UNIONVILLE,MO      BOEING 707          CR-  8  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2117                    N70775              PX- 37  0  0                            50, 25000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-DYNAMITE EXPLOSION IN R REAR LAVATORY.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- TAIL SECTION SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70775](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70775-1962-06-15), registration cancelled 1962-06-15, S/N 17611 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-124](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-124) (registry code 138360I) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.