Vliegtuigongeval op 11 NOV 1965 met Boeing 727-22 N7030U - Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:donderdag 11 november 1965
Tijd:17:52
Type:Silhouette image of generic B721 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 727-22
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:United Airlines
Registratie: N7030U
Constructienummer: 18322/130
Bouwjaar: 1965-02-25 (9 months)
Aantal vlieguren:1781
Motoren: 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 6
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 43 / inzittenden: 85
Totaal:slachtoffers: 43 / inzittenden: 91
Schade: Vernield
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC) (   Verenigde Staten)
Fase: Nadering (APR)
Soort vlucht:Binnenlandse lijnvlucht
Vliegveld van vertrek:Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN), Verenigde Staten
Vliegveld van aankomst:Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC), Verenigde Staten
Vluchtnummer:UA227
Beschrijving:
Flight 227 took off from New York-LaGuardia (LGA) for a flight to San Francisco (SFO) via Cleveland (CLE), Chicago (MDW), Denver (DEN) and Salt Lake City (SLC). The aircraft took off from Denver at 16:54 and climbed to its assigned cruising altitude of FL310. At 17:38 flight 227 began its descent for Salt Lake City. The flight proceeded in accordance with radar vectors. After a radar handoff to Salt Lake City Approach Control new clearance altitudes were given. At 17:47 the approach controller advised, "United seventy twenty seven ... five miles south of Riverton Fan Marker coming on localizer course cleared for ILS runway three four left approach." The pilot replied "Okay we're slowed to two fifty (Knots) and we're at ten (10,000 feet) we have the runway in sight now, we'll cancel and standby with you for traffic." Control of the flight was transferred to the tower and at 17:49:40 landing clearance was issued.
The aircraft crossed the outer marker over 2,000 feet above the ILS glide slope. The rate of descent during the final approach exceeded 2,000 ft/min, approximately three times the United Air Lines recommended rate of descent for landing approaches. The first officer attempted to apply power but the captain stopped him. Power was then applied too late to arrest the rate of descent. The airplane touched down 335 feet short of the threshold of runway 34L. The right and left main landing gear began to separate and the airplane slid onto the runway. Severe upward and rearward impact forces from the right main Landing gear assembly produced a large impact hole and ruptured fuel lines and the no. 3 generator leads between fuselage station 1030 and 1130 on the right side. The fuel was ignited by sparks from the fuselage scraping on the runway and/or the severed generator leads.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the captain to take timely action to arrest an excessive descent rate during the landing approach."

Accident investigation:

Investigating agency: CAB
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: final report
Download report: Final report

Bronnen:
» CAB Accident Report 1-0032
» ICAO Circular 88-AN/74 Volume III (109-122)


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accident date: 11-11-1965
type: Boeing 727-22
registration: N7030U
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accident date: 11-11-1965
type: Boeing 727-22
registration: N7030U
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accident date: 11-11-1965
type: Boeing 727-22
registration: N7030U
 

Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO en Salt Lake City International Airport, UT bedraagt 608 km (380 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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