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737-200 United Airlines (Flight 585)

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United Airlines flight 585 left Peoria for Colorado Springs, with intermediate stops at Moline, IL and Denver, CO. The aircraft took off from Denver at 09:23 for the last segment of the flight, estimating Colorado Springs at 09:42. The aircraft was cleared for a visual approach to runway 35. The aircraft then suddenly rolled to the right and started to pitch nose down. The crew tried to initiate a go-around by selecting 15-deg. flaps and an increase in thrust. The altitude decreased rapidly,acceleration increased to over 4G until the aircraft struck the ground of Widefield Park almost vertically.After a 21-month investigation, the NTSB issued a report on the crash in December 1992. In that report, the NTSB said it 'could not identify conclusive evidence to explain the loss of' the aircraft, but indicated that the two most likely explanations were a malfunction of the airplane?s directional control system or an encounter with an unusually severe atmospheric disturbance.

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor XJ-737-200
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 92.6ft (28.2m)
  • Length 98.9ft (30.1m)
  • Height 38.8ft (11.8m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 76,920lbs (34,890kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.467
  • Wing Loading 57.5lbs/ft2 (280.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,338.8ft2 (124.4m2)
  • Drag Points 14676

Parts

  • Number of Parts 398
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 1,914