Boeing 747SP-21 N531PA

23 May 1986 · Sydny, Australia · No injuries

Summary

On 23 May 1986 at about 16:45 local time, a Boeing 747SP-21 registered N531PA, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near Sydny, Australia. 108 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 23 May 1986 at 16:45
Classification: Accident
Location: Sydny, Australia
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Boeing 747SP-21
Registration: N531PA
Operator: United Airlines
Operating rule: Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight: Unknown
Phase of flight: Not recorded
Aircraft damage: Not recorded
NTSB number: DCA86RA027

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
108	0	0	0	108

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.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record DCA86RA027, from the public aviation accident database.

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