- Date
- May 11, 1988, 16:04 local (20:04 UTC)
- Place
- Detroit, MI
- Injuries
- 41 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9014UBoeing 737-222
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880511024659I
- Case key
- 13994
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Miscellaneous/other
Fuselage,cabin - improperCause
Misc eqpt/furnishings - looseCause
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9014U
- Reported as
- Boeing 737-222
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 40,300
- Engine
- P&W JT-8D, 14,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Registered owner
- United Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · August 27, 1987 · 837 hours before
- Departed
- ORD · Chicago, IL
- Destination
- BUF · Buffalo, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
N9014URegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2013 · Boeing 737-222Airframe modelBoeing 737-222Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DTW
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.