United Air Lines, Inc. accidents

The NTSB database holds 218 accidents and incidents involving United Air Lines, Inc., recorded between 1962 to 2019. 11 of them were fatal (5%), and 225 people died.

The deadliest year was 1965, with 73 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (97 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 727, Douglas DC-8 and Boeing 737.

Most of these records are from United States, United Kingdom and Pacific Ocean North Latitudes.

195 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

218

Records

Fatal

225

Deaths

Share fatal

1962 to 2019

Period

Show these on the map 23 of 218 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 110

1970s 70

1980s 8

1990s 3

2000s 8

2010s 19

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 727 39 Douglas DC-8 35 Boeing 737 30 Boeing 747 14 Boeing 720 11 Douglas DC-10 11

Where these happened

United States 204 United Kingdom 2 Pacific Ocean North Latitudes 2 Unknown/Not Reported 2 China 1 Asia 1

All 218 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
21 Dec 1978	Boeing 737 N9009U	Norfolk, Virginia, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
14 Nov 1978	Douglas DC-8 N8007U	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
7 Nov 1978	Boeing 747 N4710U	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
27 Oct 1978	Boeing 737 N9029U	Cleveland, Ohio, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Aug 1978	Douglas DC-10 N1829U	Denver, Colorado, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Jul 1978	Boeing 727 N7409U	Lamoni, Iowa, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1978	Boeing 737 N9047U	Elmira, New York, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Oct 1977	Boeing 747 N4727U	Denver, Colorado, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Aug 1977	Douglas DC-10 N3002U	Trenton, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
2 Jun 1977	Douglas DC-10 N1833U	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
26 Apr 1977	Douglas DC-8 N8093U	Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
28 Feb 1977	Boeing 737 N9016U	Flushing, New York, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Feb 1976	Boeing 727 N7624U	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Feb 1976	Boeing 727 N7629U	Boise, Idaho, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
21 Oct 1975	Boeing 747 N4711U	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 Oct 1975	Douglas DC-10 N1815U	Seattle, Washington, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
24 Aug 1975	Boeing 747 N4735U	No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Jul 1975	Boeing 747 N4717U	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Jan 1975	Boeing 727 N7642U	Birmingham, Alabama, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Dec 1974	Douglas DC-8 N8015U	Las Vegas, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Sep 1974	Boeing 727 N7061U	New York, New York, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
5 May 1974	Boeing 737 N9044U	Birmingham, Alabama, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
24 Jan 1974	Boeing 737 N9154U	Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Jan 1974	Boeing 727 N7624U	Tampa, Florida, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
29 Oct 1973	Boeing 737 N9053U	Keating, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Jun 1973	Boeing 727 N7625U	Opa Locka, Florida, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Mar 1973	Boeing 727 N7002	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
1 Oct 1972	Boeing 727 N7035U	S.francisco, California, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
4 Aug 1972	Douglas DC-10 N1806U	Moline, Illinois, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1972	Douglas DC-8 N8071U	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
9 Jun 1972	Boeing 737 N9072U	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
19 Apr 1972	Boeing 727 N7061U	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Mar 1972	Douglas DC8-61 N8099U	Hilo, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
4 Dec 1971	Douglas DC-10 N1805U	Dulles Int Apt, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Nov 1971	Boeing 727 N7077U	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Aug 1971	Douglas DC-8 N8034U	No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
14 Aug 1971	Douglas DC-8 N8051U	Yokota Ab, Asia no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
26 Jul 1971	Douglas DC-8 N8975U	No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
23 Jul 1971	Boeing 747 N4713U	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
19 Jul 1971	Boeing 727 N7020U	Denver, Colorado, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
27 Jun 1971	Boeing 727 N7026U	Rochester, New York, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 May 1971	Douglas DC-8 N8091U	San Frncsco, California, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
11 Mar 1971	Boeing 737 N9051U	Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Feb 1971	Boeing 727 N7644U	Dulles Int Apt, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Jan 1971	Boeing 747 N4710U	Dulles Int Apt, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Jan 1971	Boeing 720 N7207U	Baltimore, Maryland, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Jan 1971	Douglas DC-8 N8967U	100MI E.of Kc, Missouri, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
31 Dec 1970	Boeing 737 N9003U	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Dec 1970	Boeing 747 N4704U	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Dec 1970	Boeing 747 N4710U	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-