# Accident 19910303003669A: Boeing 737291, Colorado Spring, CO, March 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1991, 09:44 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (COS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999UA-1992-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-291 (registry code 138448W, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737291
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 25
- Fatal injuries: 25
- Pilot flight hours: 9,902 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA91MA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910303003669A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED VERTICAL ON FINAL AND DIVED INTO GROUND. WINDSHEAR SIGMETS AND ROTOR CLOUDS IN AREA.RUDDER AND WIND SUSPECTS

## 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 DCA91MA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA023), Mar 3, 1991: Boeing 737-291 (N999UA), Colorado Spgs, CO, destroyed, 25 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control of the airplane resulting from the movement of the rudder surface to its blowdown limit. The rudder surface most likely deflected in a direction opposite to that commanded by the…

## Other reports on N999UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19870119004299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870119004299I), Jan 19, 1987: Boeing 737291 (N999UA), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Aircraft struck a flock of geese after takeoff. Returned with damage to wingtip, freon pack and right engine.

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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