Accident · 1988-12-23
What the record says
- Event date
- 1988-12-23
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- BOEING 747SP-21 (N146UA)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- UNITED AIRLINES
Probable cause
AIRCRAFT'S ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECAST SEVERVE CLEAR TURBULENCE.
Source: NTSB case LAX89LA068Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.