United Air Lines Flight 553

When

8 Dec 1972

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

41.76° N, 87.72° W

Description

aviation accident

Deaths

45

Injured

20

1972 aviation accident in Illinois

United Air Lines Flight 553 was a scheduled domestic flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Eppley Airfield, via Chicago Midway International Airport. On December 8, 1972, the Boeing 737-200 serving the flight, City of Lincoln registration N9031U, crashed while approaching Midway Airport. The probable cause of the crash was concluded to be the captain's failure to properly manage the flight.

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