On 20 Jul 2009, a BOEING 767 300 operated by United Airlines was involved in an aviation accident near Keflavik, Iceland. No fatalities were reported. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 17 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
A United Airlines flight traveling from London to Chicago diverted to Iceland after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
What happened
On July 20, 2009, a Boeing 767, operating as United Airlines flight 949, was enroute from London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare when the crew observed smoke within the cockpit. Following this observation, the crew decided to divert the aircraft to Keflavik, Iceland.
The aircraft landed at Keflavik without further incident. There were no injuries reported among the 11 crew members and 178 passengers on board N658UA.
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3 May 2026 — Boeing 767-424ER (United Airlines)
16 Jan 2026 — BOEING 767-323 (Air Transport International)
15 Jan 2026 — Boeing 767-323ER (BDSF) (Amazon Prime Air, opb Air Transport International (ATI))
3 Dec 2025 — BOEING 767 232
24 Oct 2025 — Boeing 767-3Q8ER (BDSF) (Challenge Airlines IL)
24 Oct 2025 — BOEING 767 300 (Challenge Airlines)
13 Oct 2025 — BOEING 767 300 (DHL International)
9 Oct 2025 — BOEING 767 316 (DHL)
10 Sep 2025 — BOEING 767 300F (Tasman Cargo Airlines)
