Preliminary information
On July 20, 2009, UAL flight 949, a B767 enroute from London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare experienced smoke in the cockpit and the crew elected to divert to Keflavik, Iceland. The flight landed without further incident and no injuries among the 11 crew and 178 passengers. The event is being investigated by AAIB Iceland, who requested recorder readout assistance from NTSB.
Text from the NTSB; a preliminary report can change and names no cause. Open the NTSB docket for DCA09WA066 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 20, 2009
- Type
- Incident
- Place
- Keflavik, IS
- Nearest airport
- Keflavik (BIKF)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Boeing 767
- N-number
- N658UA
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor
- Operating rule
- Part 121 (airline)
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.