United Airlines Flight 826
Appearance
Accident | |
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Date | December 28, 1997 |
Summary | Clear-air turbulence |
Site | Pacific Ocean |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 747-122 |
Operator | United Airlines |
Registration | N4723U[1] |
Flight origin | Tokyo-Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) |
Destination | Honolulu International Airport, HI (HNL/PHNL) |
Passengers | 374 |
Crew | 19 |
Fatalities | 1 (from injuries) |
Injuries | 18 |
Survivors | 392 |
On December 28, 1997, United Airlines Flight 826 was operated by a Boeing 747-100 flying from New Tokyo Airport (Changed name to a Narita Airport in 2004), Japan to Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. Two hours into the flight, at an altitude of 31,000 feet (9,400 m), the plane received reports of severe clear-air turbulence in the area and the seat belt sign was turned on. Moments later, the aircraft suddenly dropped around 100 feet (30 m), seriously injuring 15 passengers and 3 crew members,[2] The plane turned around and landed safely back in Tokyo, but one passenger, a 32-year-old Japanese woman, later died of her injuries.[3][4]
Footnotes
- ^ "FAA Registry (N4723U)". Federal Aviation Administration.
- ^ "Aircraft Accident Investigation United Airlines flight 826, Pacific Ocean". ntsb.gov. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-122 N4723U Tokyo." Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on July 4, 2009.
- ^ "NTSB examines data recorder from turbulent United flight." CNN. December 30, 1997. Retrieved on December 23, 2014.
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