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United Airlines Flight 227




  Date November 11 , 1965
  Type crash-landing
  Site Salt Lake City Municipal Airport , Utah United States
  Fatalities 43
  Injuries 0


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  Type Boeing 727-22
  Operator United Airlines
  Tail Number N7030U
  Passengers 85
  Crew 6
  Survivors 48


United Airlines Flight 227 was a Boeing 727-22 which crashed on November 11 , 1965 in Salt Lake City, Utah United States . The flight, carring 91 passengers and crew, impacted approach lights short of the runway while attempting to land in adverse weather conditions. The plane then crash-landed, bursting into flames. Of the 91 people onboard, 43 were killed. The pilot was blamed for allowing a too high descent rate during the final approach.