DCA66A0004

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing B-727 · Salt Lke Cty, UT · November 11, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 11, 1965
Place
Salt Lke Cty, UT · SALT LKE CTY, UT
Injuries
43 fatal, 35 serious, 9 minor, 4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7030UBoeing B-727
Status
Completed · report June 16, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175465

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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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1-0032  65/11/11   SALT LKE CTY UTAH   BOEING B-727        CR-  0  6  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1752                    N7030U              PX- 43 29 13                            47, 17743 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            334 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LKE CTY MUNI
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ACTION,LACK OF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO TAKE TIMELY ACTION TO ARREST AN EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE DURING THE LANDING APPROACH

Aircraft

Registration
N7030U
Reported as
Boeing B-727
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Salt Lke Cty Muni

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.