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Accident

FAA accident report · Boeing 737-322 · Valparaiso, IN · June 8, 1997

Date: June 8, 1997 · 15:17 local
Place: Valparaiso, IN
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: UALA
Aircraft: N321UA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA162
Reported as: Boeing 737322
People aboard: 79
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,500 total926 in this make and model159 in the last 90 days

N321UARegistration cancelled Jul 16, 2013 · Boeing 737-322S/N 23953 · Built 1988 Airframe modelBoeing 737-322 Engine modelGE CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Broke out under clouds. Took evasive action to miss other plane. Flight attendent seriously injured. Other unknown. (-23) on June 8, 1997, at 0917 central daylight time, a Boeing 737-300 N321UA, operated by united airlines as flight 1517, was involved in an accident near Valparaiso, Indiana. The airplane did not sustain any damage. One flight attendant onboard united 1517 sustained head and neck injuries and has remained hospitalized beyond 48 hours. Another flight attendant was treated and released from the hospital with minor injuries. The 2 flight crewmembers, another flight attendant, and 76 passengers onboard were not injured. United 1517 had just descended into VFR conditions and was operating on an IFR flight plan. Another airplane was in VFR conditions and was not on a flight plan or in contact with air traffic control at the time of the occurence. Ua 1517 had received a TCAS advisory and alert, and initiated a climb in order to avoid a collision.

As the FAA filed it

BROKE OUT UNDER CLOUDS. TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO MISS OTHER PLANE. FLIGHT ATTENDENT SERIOUSLY INJURED. OTHER UNKNOWN. (-23) ON JUNE 8, 1997, AT 0917 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING 737-300 N321UA, OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 1517, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR VALPARAISO, INDIANA. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ONBOARD UNITED 1517 SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES AND HAS REMAINED HOSPITALIZED BEYOND 48 HOURS. ANOTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE 2 FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS, ANOTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANT, AND 76 PASSENGERS ONBOARD WERE NOT INJURED. UNITED 1517 HAD JUST DESCENDED INTO VFR CONDITIONS AND WAS OPERATING ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. ANOTHER AIRPLANE WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN OR IN CONTACT WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURENCE. UA 1517 HAD RECEIVED A TCAS ADVISORY AND ALERT, AND INITIATED A CLIMB IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI97LA162Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportValparaiso, INa delay by the pilot of the other aircraft in turning on his mode C transponder.Jun 8, 1997 · No damage

Other reports on N321UA · 2

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

Incident 19981004035009INormal Cruise · Buffalo, NYOn Sunday, October 4, 1998, a Boeing 737, N32IUA, flight 1070, operated by united airlines, departed from hartford, CT for chicago, IL and experienced problems with the pressurization system during cruise flight. The aircraft diverted to Buffalo niagara…Oct 4, 1998 Incident 19941112040739INormal Cruise · Lincoln, NEAPU fire light on. Diverted to lnk. No fire evidence at lnk. At den found shorted APU wiring harness.Nov 12, 1994