# NTSB OAK66I0047: Boeing 727-22, N7020U, Sacramento, CA, April 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1966
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 31 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66I0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66I0047

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7020U-1993-04-21), registration cancelled 1993-04-21, S/N 18312 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727-22
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (registry code 1384002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N7020U (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN72AD001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD001), Jul 19, 1971: Boeing 727 (N7020U), Denver, CO, substantial 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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