# NTSB SEA74IS025: Boeing 720A, N7225U, Moses Lake, WA, December 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1973
- Place: Moses Lake, WA · MOSES LAKE, WA
- Location: 47.1279° N, 119.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moses Lake, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1279&lon=-119.2764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74IS025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74IS025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0030   73/12/5   MOSES LAKE,WASH     BOEING 720A         CR-  0  0  6  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1303                    N7225U              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     50, 3800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANT COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WASH                MOSES LAKE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NRS 1&2 ENG RETARDED TO IDLE,ILS APCH.LNDD ON NOSE GR AFT 2ND BOUNCE.TYPE-RATING FLT-CHK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7225U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7225U-1988-12-13), registration cancelled 1988-12-13, S/N 18078 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 720A
- Registry model: [Boeing 720-022](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-720-022) (registry code 1383810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Grant County

## Other investigations on N7225U (2)

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 OAK71AP019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71AP019), Nov 28, 1970: Boeing 720 (N7225U), Pt.Reyes, CA, no damage
- [NTSB OAK70IP049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70IP049), Mar 28, 1970: Boeing 720 (N7225U), Las Vegas, NV, incident, minor 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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