Boeing 737 N9031U
8 December 1972 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 December 1972 at about 14:28 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N9031U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 61 people were on board and 43 died, 12 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chicago-Midway
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737
- Registration
- N9031U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Washington, Dc → Omaha, Nebr
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0048
People
43 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ABT 700FT HIGH AT LOM DRG LOC APCH.SPOILERS DEPLOYED TO FLT DETENT PSN FRM LOM TO MDA LVL-OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 737 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 1972 | Boeing 737 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1972 | Boeing 737 | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1973 | Boeing 737 | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1973 | Boeing 737 | W.yellowstne, Montana, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1973 | Boeing 737 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1973 | Boeing 737 | Missoula, Montana, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,317 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |