Boeing 737 N9009U
21 December 1978 · Norfolk, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 December 1978 at about 12:27 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N9009U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Norfolk, Virginia, United States. 99 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:27
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Norfolk, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N9009U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Baltimore, Md → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0018
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 97 |
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.
Other Boeing 737 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 1978 | Boeing 737 | Elmira, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1978 | Boeing 737 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1978 | Boeing 737 | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1979 | Boeing 737 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Aloha Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1979 | Boeing 737 | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1979 | Boeing 737 | Fresno, California, United States | Air California | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,317 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |