- Date
- February 1, 1962
- Place
- Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Injuries
- 49 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7206UBoeing 720
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183184
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0008 62/2/1 PORTLAND,OREG BOEING 720 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2353 N7206U PX- 0 0 42 53, 21000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 772 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND INTL OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SEATTLE,WASH CHICAGO,ILL PORTLAND,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: BLADE,COMPRESSOR ROTOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- 3 THIRD STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADES OF NR 1 ENG FAILED. ENG PIECES HIT L WG,L FLAP AND L SIDE FUSELAGE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7206U
- Reported as
- Boeing 720
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Portland Intl
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