Boeing 737 N9040U

Summary

On 26 June 1988 at about 20:45 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N9040U, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near Salisbury, Maryland, United States. 107 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 June 1988 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Salisbury, Maryland, United States

Coordinates

38.3806, -75.6409

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

N9040U

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

United Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Orlando → Washington

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO88LA061

1 person was seriously injured.

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

BEFORE THE FLT, THE CREW RECEIVED A SEVERE WX WARNING CONCERNING WX ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLT. THE CAPTAIN INFORMED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TO BE PREPARED TO HAVE PASSENGER SERVICE COMPLETED EARLY AND TO BE SEATED BEFORE THE DESCENT. BEFORE ENCOUNTERING TURBULENCE, THE CAPTAIN TURNED ON THE SEAT BELT SIGN AND MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE PASSENGERS SHOULD BE SEATED WITH THEIR BELTS FASTENED. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A SIMILAR ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. A FEMALE PASSENGER AND HER 4 YR OLD DAUGHTER LEFT THEIR SEATS SO THE CHILD COULD USE THE LAVATORY AT THE REAR OF THE AIRPLANE. WHILE THEY WERE RETURNING TO THEIR SEATS, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FEMALE PASSENGER SUFFERED A FRACTURED LEG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.