Boeing 737-200 N9010U
6 August 1992 · San Francisco, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 August 1992 at about 16:33 local time, a Boeing 737-200 registered N9010U, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near San Francisco, California, United States. 114 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Francisco (SFO)
- Coordinates
- 37.6108, -122.3800
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-200
- Registration
- N9010U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Seattle
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX92LA336
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 113 |
Probable cause
THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE TOWBAR. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A DISCONNECTED TOW BAR DURING PUSH BACK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING PUSHBACK FROM A TERMINAL GATE, THE TOWBAR BECAME DISCONNECTED, ALLOWING THE AIRPLANE TO CONTINUE TO ROLL BACKWARD. GROUND PERSONNEL, UTILIZING AN INTERCOM SYSTEM, CALLED FOR AN EMERGENCY STOP AND THE CAPTAIN APPLIED THE AIRPLANE BRAKES. DURING THE SUDDEN STOP, A CABIN CREW MEMBER LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST A SEAT ARMREST, SUSTAINING A FRACTURED SHOULDER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 737 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1992 | Boeing 737-300 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | Usair | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1992 | Boeing 737-200 | Miami, Florida, United States | Carnival Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1992 | Boeing 737-300LR | Flushing, New York, United States | Usair | Fatal | - |
| 15 May 1992 | Boeing 737-200 | Palacios, Texas, United States | Southwest Airlines Co. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1992 | Boeing 737-204 | Tucuti, Panama | Copa Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 3 Aug 1992 | Boeing 737-300 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Southwest Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 22 Feb 1992 | Beechcraft C-23 | Fullerton, California, United States | Eldon R. Howe | No injuries | - |
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