ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349402
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| Date: | Monday 25 December 2023 |
| Time: | 18:43 UTC |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-701ER |
| Owner/operator: | SkyWest Airlines, opf United Express |
| Registration: | N793SK |
| MSN: | 10295 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 62 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | San Francisco International Airport (KSFO), CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
| Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, CO (ASE/KASE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
United flight UA5506, a Bombardier CRJ-701ER operated by SkyWest Airlines, declared an emergency immediately after takeoff due to the presence of "thin blue hazy smoke" in the cabin.
The flight returned to SFO for a safe landing 12 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNH2D9pPa40
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n793sk#335f5d25
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2023 20:55 | harro | Added |
| 27-Dec-2023 20:56 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities] |
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