United Airlines Flight 826

United Airlines Flight 826 may refer to two separate incidents:

Mid-air collision in New York

On December 16 1960, flight 826 crashed in Brooklyn, New York after a Mid-air collision with a TWA Lockheed Constellation that was approaching La Guardia Airport. The aircraft tried to make an emergency diversion to La Guardia Airport but crashed. The Constellation lost all control and crashed in Staten Island. All 134 persons aboard both aircraft were killed, together with several persons on the ground. The cause of the crash, as determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board, was a navigational error by the United crew that caused it to fly past its clearance limit. Flight 826 was a Douglas DC-8, airreg|N|8013U|disaster, from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to New York's Idlewild Airport (now JFK).

Turbulence over the Pacific ocean

On December 28 1997, flight 826 was a Boeing 747-100 flying from Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, east of Tokyo, to Honolulu International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii. Two hours into the flight, at 31,000 feet, 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 [ [http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/1997/971230.htm NTSB Press Release] ] , seriously injuring many passengers and causing damage to the aircraft. The plane turned around and landed safely back in Tokyo, but was not put back in service. The incident made headlines worldwide, and television networks showed an amateur video showing the panic on-board, pieces of fallen ceiling and oxygen masks randomly down. [ [http://www.cnn.com/US/9712/29/united.turbulence/united.nhk.11.320.mov CNN] , verified 9 May 2007] One passenger died of her injuries after landing in Tokyo [http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/united.htm] .

Footnotes

External links

* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19601216-0&lang=en Aviation Safety Network - 1960 mid-air collision]
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19971228-0 Aviation Safety Network - 1997 incident]
* [http://www.cnn.com/US/9712/29/united.turbulence/ CNN - NTSB investigates United Airlines plunge]