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| Date: | Thursday 16 October 2025 |
| Time: | c. 06:44 MDT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N17327 |
| MSN: | 67582/8784 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 112 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 180 nm SE of Salt Lake City, UT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
United Airlines Flight UA1093, a Boeing 737-8 MAX, was en route from Denver to Los Angeles when at FL360 to the southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah, the crew heard a loud bang. Subsequently, a shattering crack was observed in the right-side windshield, originating from its upper inner corner. Fragments and glass dust entered the flight deck, resulting in multiple lacerations to the captain's right arm.
The aircraft diverted to Salt Lake City (SLC), where it landed approximately 50 minutes later.
Post-landing inspection revealed:
· The inner ply of the windshield's laminated structure was severely shattered.
· The flight deck panel and console surfaces were contaminated with fine glass particles.
· Visible impact damage was present on the external surface of the aircraft nose.
United Airlines subsequently issued a statement: "Flight UA1093 diverted to Salt Lake City due to a crack in the outer windshield pane. The aircraft landed safely without major injuries reported among passengers or crew. A replacement aircraft was dispatched to complete the journey to Los Angeles, resulting in an approximate 6-hour delay."
Sources:
The statement from United Airlines
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N17327/history/20251016/1210Z/KDEN/KLAX
Media:
Here's what the operational part of the @WindBorneWx weather balloon looks like - they use sand as ballast. And here's the plane, I now understand why the paint on the window frame looks like it's been sand blasted.
— Scott Manley (@DJSnM) October 21, 2025
It does look like WindBorne are doing all the right things,… pic.twitter.com/xGtqlpHjMd
There’s a different photo going around that definitely lends substantial credence to this one
— JonNYC (@xJonNYC) October 18, 2025
Also, people are starting to discuss what this might have been, and the “space debris” (whatever that ends up being) idea is most definitely -not- being dismissed as a possibility.… https://t.co/ROWXTWtb6g
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2025 06:57 | skydream | Added |
| 19-Oct-2025 07:04 | ASN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Country, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2025 07:06 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2025 06:30 | I T | Updated [Time, ] |
| 21-Oct-2025 12:08 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 21-Oct-2025 17:02 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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