CHI65I0084

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-8 · Chicago, IL · March 28, 1965

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 28, 1965
Place
Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
Injuries
63 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8032UDouglas DC-8
Status
Completed · report June 11, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178590

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0012  65/3/28    CHICAGO ILL         DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0558                    N8032U              PX-  0  0 56                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNCONTROLLED ALTITUDE DEVIATIONS                         IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING

Aircraft

Registration
N8032U
Reported as
Douglas DC-8
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage

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