Boeing 737 N9051U
11 March 1971 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 March 1971 at about 17:45 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N9051U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. 92 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baer
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N9051U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Chicago, Ill → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DESCENDED BLO MDA. ATTEMTED TO ALIGN WITH RWY. RWG TIP, FLAP HIT RWY ON GO AROUND. LND AT OHARE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1971 | Boeing 737 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Boeing 737 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1972 | Boeing 737 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |
| 19 Jul 1970 | Boeing 737 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1972 | Boeing 737 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1972 | Boeing 737 | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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