Plane Crash List

Boeing 737 N9047U

30 June 1978 · Elmira, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 June 1978 at about 19:28 local time, a Boeing 737 registered N9047U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Elmira, New York, United States. 109 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:28
Classification
Incident
Location
Elmira, New York, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 737
Registration
N9047U
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Cleveland, Oh → Boston, Ma
Aircraft damage
None
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Moonlight-Bright)
NTSB number
4-0010

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
109 0 0 0 109

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

LOST A&B HYD SYSTEMS.DIVERT TO IAD.NR 1 ENG A SYS PUMP SHAFT SEAL FAILED.F/O SECURED B SYS PUMPS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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