UNK66X0161

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 720B · Los Mochis, Mexico · August 4, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1966
Place
Los Mochis, Mexico · LOS MOCHIS, Mexico
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 96 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3156Boeing 720B
Status
Completed · report April 27, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122335

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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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1-0025   66/8/4  NR.LOS MOCHIS MEX     BOEING 720B         CR-  0  0  7  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1410                    N3156               PX-  0  1 90                            56, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - WESTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.

Aircraft

Registration
N3156
Reported as
Boeing 720B
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage

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