- Date
- March 31, 1986, 15:04 local (23:04 UTC)
- Place
- San Fransisco, CA
- Injuries
- 192 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N609UABoeing 767-222
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860331074099I
- Case key
- 25279
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fuel system,fuel shutoff - starvationCause
Fuel supply - inadvertent deactivationCause
Physical impairment(hypoglycemia/diet)Factor
Analysis
While climbing through 3000 feet AGL, during the initial climb phase of the flight, both engines flamed out. The crew was able to restart both engines and return to the airport of departure for an uneventful landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N609UA
- Reported as
- Boeing 767-222
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21870
- Airframe hours
- 11,053
- Engine
- P&W JT9D-7R4D, 42,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- United Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · March 26, 1986 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- SFO · San Francisco, CA
- Destination
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SFO · San Francisco, runway 1R, 9,500 × 200 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 18,059 total · 356 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SFO, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.