Crash location | 38.289166°N, 104.496389°W |
Nearest city | Pueblo, CO
38.254447°N, 104.609141°W 6.6 miles away |
Tail number | N497UA |
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Accident date | 15 Apr 2008 |
Aircraft type | Airbus Industrie A320-200 |
Additional details: | None |
On April 15, 2008, at about 1830 mountain daylight time, a United Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N497UA, reportedly experienced severe turbulence approximately 50 nautical miles west of Pueblo, Colorado, during cruise at FL360, and returned to Denver International Airport (DEN), Denver, Colorado. Of the 118 passengers and 6 crewmembers onboard, 4 flight attendants and 3 passengers received minor injuries. The flight was operating under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 121, and was enroute from DEN to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Phoenix, Arizona.