Boeing 707 crash, Jul 1, 1965, Kansas City Kansas
Boeing 707 accident on July 1, 1965 near Kansas City Kansas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Hydroplaning of the wheels on the wet runway,...
- Date: July 1, 1965
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Kansas City Kansas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Hydroplaning of the wheels on the wet runway, which prevented effective braking
On 1 July 1965 a Continental Airlines Boeing 707 flying from Los Angeles to Chicago with a stop at Kansas City landed firmly in heavy rain about 1050 feet past the runway threshold. It ran off the end of the runway, went through the localizer building and stopped with its nose in a road by a river levee. All 66 people aboard survived.