United B752 over Atlantic on May 25th 2012, captain incapacitated
Last Update: July 20, 2012 / 17:08:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 25, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Captain incapacitated
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-152
Departure
Newark, United States
Destination
Stuttgart, Germany
Aircraft Registration
N17122
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
Germany's BFU reported in their monthly bulletin the captain became incapacitated about 3 hours prior to landing, the two copilots on board landed the aircraft safely.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 25, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Captain incapacitated
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-152
Departure
Newark, United States
Destination
Stuttgart, Germany
Aircraft Registration
N17122
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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