We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was that United Flight 826 proceeded beyond its clearance limit and the confines of the airspace allocated to the flight by Air Traffic Control. A contributing factor was the high rate of speed of the United DC-8 as it approached the Preston intersection, coupled with the change of clearance which reduced the en route distance along Victor 123 by approximately 11 miles.
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation · 44 fatalities