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
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- 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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 1978 | Boeing 737 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1978 | Boeing 737 | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1978 | Boeing 737 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1979 | Boeing 737 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Aloha Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1979 | Boeing 737 | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1979 | Boeing 737 | Fresno, California, United States | Air California | Minor injuries | - |
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