UNK64X0855

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 720B · La Crosse, WI · March 9, 1964

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 9, 1964
Place
La Crosse, WI · LA CROSSE, WI
Injuries
4 minor, 74 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N723USBoeing 720B
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184809

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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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4-0050   64/3/9    LA CROSSE WISC      BOEING 720B         CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0750                    N723US              PX-  0  0 71                            58, 25377 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            2282 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        REMARKS- INJURED PASSENGERS SEAT BELTS NOT PROPERLY FASTENED.INJURED STEWARDESS SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED.

Aircraft

Registration
N723US
Reported as
Boeing 720B
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage

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