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This was the first crash of a 707. [1] October 19: A Boeing 707-227 (N7071) crashed northeast of Arlington, Washington, while on a acceptance flight for Braniff International Airways. Four people were killed in the crash and four survived. [2]
On October 19, 1959, N7071, a Boeing 707, was on a demonstration and acceptance flight before being delivered to Braniff International Airways. The flight was also used to instruct the Braniff pilots. During aerodynamic maneuvers control was lost, causing the forces to rip three engines off.
The Boeing 707 is an early American long-range narrow-body airliner, the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype first flown in 1954, the initial 707-120 first flew on December 20, 1957.
Sabena Flight 548 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Idlewild Airport in New York City to Brussels Airport in Belgium. On 15 February 1961, the Boeing 707-329 operating the flight crashed on approach to Brussels Airport, killing all 72 people on board and one person on the ground.
1959 Arlington Boeing 707 crash; 1971 Qantas bomb hoax; 1973 Kano Nigeria Airways Boeing 707 crash; 1975 Agadir Royal Air Maroc Boeing 707 crash; 1976 Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crash; 1977 British Airtours Boeing 707 crash; 1983 TAMPA Colombia Boeing 707 crash; 1991 RAAF Boeing 707 crash; 2002 Prestige Airlines Boeing 707 crash
Wreckage of the Boeing 707 was found 11.4 miles (9.9 nmi; 18.3 km) from Caracas. All 51 passengers and crew died in the crash. [1] [4] [5] [6] Various aircraft and boats, both naval and civilian, were employed in the search and recovery operation. Some reports stated that many bodies were eaten by sharks. [4]
Continental Airlines Flight 11, registration N70775, was a Boeing 707 aircraft which exploded in the vicinity of Centerville, Iowa, United States, while en route from O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois, to Kansas City, Missouri, on May 22, 1962.
American Airlines Flight 1502 was a crew training flight from Idlewild International Airport (now John F. Kennedy International Airport).On January 28, 1961, the Boeing 707 operating the flight crashed out of control into the Atlantic Ocean 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west of Montauk Point, New York, and all six crew on board were killed. [1]