Boeing 767 N609UA
20 August 1983 · Denver, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1983 at about 00:20 local time, a Boeing 767 registered N609UA was involved in an incident near Denver, Colorado, United States. 205 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 767
- Registration
- N609UA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Los Angeles → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA83IA035
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
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
THE ACFT WAS DESCENDING FROM FL 410 WITH THE THROTTLES AT IDLE. AS POWER WAS ADDED AT FL 295 THE LEFT ENG SURGED & EXCEEDED MAX EGT. 18 SECS LATER THE RIGHT ENG SURGED & EXCEEDED ITS MAX EGT. THE LEFT & RIGHT ENGS WERE SHUT DOWN AT FL 200 & 177 RESPECTIVELY. THE ENGS WERE SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED ABOUT FL 150. THE INABILITY OF THE ENGS TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE MANUALLY INDUCED SURGE WAS DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL NOZZLES WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED COMBUSTION CHAMBER EFFICIENCIES & WHICH RESULTED IN A SUBIDLE STALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 767 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1983 | Boeing 767 | San Francisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1983 | Boeing 767 | Denver, Colorado, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1983 | Boeing 767-231 | San Diego, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1986 | Boeing 767-222 | San Fransisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1987 | Boeing 767-201 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1987 | Boeing 767-232 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1983 | Taylorcraft BC12D | Vernon, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft C-23 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188A | Burlington, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1983 | Cessna 172 | Salida, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1983 | Cessna 182P | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | Travis AFB Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1983 | Mooney M20J | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |