DIA69A0008

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Herndon, VA · August 10, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 10, 1968
Place
Herndon, VA · HERNDON, VA
Injuries
1 serious, 47 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9011UBoeing 737
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109105

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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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1-0018  68/8/10  NR.HERNDON,VA         BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0030                    N9011U              PX-  0  1 44                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX FELL WHILE RETURNING TO SEAT FROM BLUE ROOM.

Aircraft

Registration
N9011U
Reported as
Boeing 737
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage

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.