United Airlines Flight 811
1989 passenger aircraft accident / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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United Airlines Flight 811 was a regularly scheduled airline 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. The resulting explosive decompression blew out several rows of seats, killing nine passengers. The aircraft returned to Honolulu and landed without further incident.
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Accident | |
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Date | February 24, 1989 (1989-02-24) |
Summary | Cargo door failure due to design flaw leading to explosive decompression[1] |
Site | Pacific Ocean near Honolulu, Hawaii 20.690°N 158.675°W / 20.690; -158.675 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 747-122 |
Operator | United Airlines |
IATA flight No. | UA811 |
ICAO flight No. | UAL811 |
Call sign | UNITED 811 |
Registration | N4713U |
Flight origin | Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
1st stopover | Honolulu International Airport Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
2nd stopover | Auckland Airport Auckland, New Zealand |
Destination | Sydney Airport Sydney, Australia |
Occupants | 355 |
Passengers | 337 |
Crew | 18 |
Fatalities | 9 |
Injuries | 38 |
Survivors | 346 |
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