# NTSB DIA69A0008: Boeing 737, N9011U, Herndon, VA, August 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1968
- Place: Herndon, VA · HERNDON, VA
- Location: 38.9704° N, 77.3871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Herndon, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9704&lon=-77.3871&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 47 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69A0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69A0008

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9011U-1999-01-19), registration cancelled 1999-01-19, S/N 19049 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (registry code 1384473) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

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