What the records say
- When
- 11 Jan 1983
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 42.21° N, 83.37° W
- Description
- 1983 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 3
United Airlines Flight 2885
1983 aviation accident
United Airlines Flight 2885 was a scheduled cargo flight from Cleveland to Los Angeles, with a stopover in Detroit. On January 11, 1983, a DC-8 operating as Flight 2885 crashed after take-off from Detroit, killing all three crew members. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation determined that the cause for the crash was pilot error.
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