- Date
- November 16, 1968
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 27 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7027UBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79527
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0022 68/11/16 DETROIT,MICH BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1706 N7027U PX- 0 0 24 49, 11050 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNCONTROLLED ALTITUDE DEVIATIONS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT LOST CONTROL WHEN STRONG VERTICAL CURRENTS WERE ENCOUNTERED. SAFE LNDG MADE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7027U
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
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