OAK66I0047

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 727-22 · Sacramento, CA · April 20, 1966

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 20, 1966
Place
Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
Injuries
31 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7020UBoeing 727-22
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171415

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0019  66/4/20  NR.SACRAMENTO CALIF   BOEING 727-22       CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0645                    N7020U              PX-  0  0 26                            49, 12931 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            344 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N7020U
Reported as
Boeing 727-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Minor damage

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