- Date
- June 25, 1980
- Place
- Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 243 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2985UDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130387
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0013 80/6/25 GREENSBORO,NC DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 9 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1032 N2985U PX- 0 0238 49, 15000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBORO HI PNT OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN FRANCISCO,CA GREENSBORO,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 50 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 7 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- 4000FT MSL ALT RSTRN TIL 2MI FM IAF.INCRD RATE OF DSCNT RQRD TO REACH MDA PRIOR TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2985U
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Greensboro Hi Pnt