Plane Crash List

Boeing 727-222 N7441U

30 March 1983 · Des Moines, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 March 1983 at about 12:50 local time, a Boeing 727-222 registered N7441U, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident near Des Moines, Iowa, United States. 44 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:50
Classification
Incident
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
Des Moines (DSM)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 727-222
Registration
N7441U
Category
Airplane
Engines
3
Operator
United Airlines
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Chicago
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC83IA083

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
44 0 0 0 44

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 RIGHT LEADING EDGE SLAT WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE ACFT TAXIED ONTO A CLOSED & THUSLY MARKED TAXIWAY. THE CLOSED TAXIWAY WAS NOT SHOWN AS CLOSED ON THE CHARTS AND NO NOTAM WAS ISSUED. THE SKY WS OBSCURED & VISIBILITY WAS 1/2 MILE IN FOG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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