Douglas DC-8 N2985U

Summary

On 25 June 1980 at about 10:32 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N2985U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. 247 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 June 1980 at 10:32

Classification

Incident

Location

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Greensboro Hi Pnt

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas DC-8

Registration

N2985U

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

4

Operator

United Air Lines, Inc.

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

San Francisco, Ca → S

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

IMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

4-0013

4 people had minor injuries.

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

4000FT MSL ALT RSTRN TIL 2MI FM IAF.INCRD RATE OF DSCNT RQRD TO REACH MDA PRIOR TO RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.