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United Airlines Flight 811 was a regularly scheduled international flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, with intermediate stops at Honolulu and Auckland.On February 24, 1989, the Boeing 747-122 serving the flight experienced a cargo-door failure in flight shortly after leaving Honolulu.
Two on the ground were also killed. It remains the deadliest commercial aircraft accident in the United States, and the second-deadliest incident involving commercial aircraft in the United States, after the 9/11 attacks. December 28, 1978 10 24 179 United Airlines Flight 173: Portland: Oregon: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61
Lockerbie, United Kingdom Boeing 747: Terrorist bombing 259 + 11 on ground Terrorist bomb in the forward luggage hold 1989-02-24 United Airlines Flight 811: Hawaii, United States Boeing 747: Dirt on microswitch/short circuit 9 Cargo door opened (electrical fault), causing surrounding structure to fail leaving large hole; landed safely 1989-09-08
The last fatal turbulence-related accident on Cirium's database involved a United Airlines Boeing 747 in 1997. HOW DO PILOTS RESPOND?
On June 28, 1998, United Airlines Flight 863, a Boeing 747-400 flying United's regularly scheduled transpacific service from San Francisco International Airport to Sydney Airport was forced to shut down one of its right-wing engines and nearly collided with San Bruno Mountain while recovering from the engine failure.
A Boeing 747 cargo plane made an emergency landing Thursday night after it was seen spewing flames in the night sky over Miami. The Federal Aviation Administration, which is already investigating ...
In January, United Airlines announced that it will expedite the retirement of its fleet of Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets.
Bomb explosion in cargo hold United Airlines Flight 811: 1989 Boeing 747-122: Accident 9/355 Explosive decompression Cargo door failure Partnair Flight 394: 1989 Convair CV-580: Accident 55/55 Explosive decompression Rudder malfunction due to maintenance error, leading to loss of control and in-flight breakup UTA Flight 772: 1989 Douglas DC-10-30