N987UA, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date
March 3, 1991 (March 3, 1991)
Summary
Loss of control due to rudder hardover[1]
Site
Widefield Park, near Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, United States 38°44′09.4″N104°42′42.4″W / 38.735944°N 104.711778°W / 38.735944; -104.711778
Total fatalities
25
Total injuries
1
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 737-291
Operator
United Airlines
IATA flight No.
UA585
ICAO flight No.
UAL585
Call sign
UNITED 585
Registration
N999UA
Flight origin
Greater Peoria Regional Airport
Stopover
Quad City International Airport
Last stopover
Stapleton International Airport
Destination
Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
Occupants
25
Passengers
20
Crew
5
Fatalities
25
Survivors
0
Ground casualties
Ground injuries
1
United Airlines Flight 585 was a scheduled passenger flight on March 3, 1991, from Denver to Colorado Springs, Colorado, carrying 20 passengers and 5 crew members on board. The plane experienced a rudder hardover while on final approach to runway 35 at Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, causing the plane to roll over and enter an uncontrolled dive. All 25 people on board the 737 were killed on impact.
The NTSB was initially unable to resolve the cause of the crash, but after similar accidents and incidents involving Boeing 737 aircraft, the crash was determined to be caused by a defect in the design of the 737's rudder power control unit.[1]: ix
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