# Accident 19880626071089A: Boeing 737222, Salisbury, MD, June 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Salisbury, MD
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 38.3806° N, 75.6409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3806&lon=-75.6409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9040U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9040U-1999-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 106
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880626071089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENTERED AREA OF KNOWN TURBULENCE. HAD SEAT BELT SIGN ON A PASSENGER IGNORED WARNING WALKED TO LAV BROKE HER LEG.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 BFO88LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA061), Jun 26, 1988: Boeing 737 (N9040U), Salisbury, MD, no damage

## Other reports on N9040U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950408031669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408031669I), Apr 8, 1995: Boeing 737222 (N9040U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Lost left outboard wheel assembly on takeoff. Returned. Wheel tore down fence. Hit parked autos. Bearing failure.
- [Incident 19880823047909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823047909I), Aug 23, 1988: Boeing 737222 (N9040U), St Louis, MO. Left gear unsafe light on after departure but gear appeared normal. Light normal when extended to land. Landing ok.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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