Posted on 10/20/2025 7:33:55 AM PDT by Red Badger
Officials are investigating how a windshield shattered during a United Airlines flight from Denver to the Los Angeles International Airport on Oct. 16, officials confirmed to KTLA on Sunday.
“On Thursday, United flight 1093 landed safely in Salt Lake City to address damage to its multilayered windshield,” a United Airlines representative stated. “We arranged for another aircraft to take customers to Los Angeles later that day and our maintenance team is working to return the aircraft to service.”
United said there were about 134 customers and 6 crew members aboard the Boeing 737 Max 8 at the time.
Photos shared with KTLA show what appears to be a pilot holding up his arm, bloodied with cuts to his forearm, in the cockpit of the damaged aircraft. Photos of the exterior of the plane show a fully shattered windshield, with apparent contact damage to the top right corner.
Officials did not immediately confirm the pilot’s injuries or provide updates on his status or whether any others were injured. United added that aircraft windshields are designed to function safely in case any layer sustains damage.
Rare green comet to be visible soon, then disappears for 1,000 years The National Transportation Safety Board posted on X later Sunday morning, confirming the investigation into what they described as “a cracked windscreen on a Boeing 737-8,” which it said happened near Moab, Utah.
“Operating as United flight 1093 from DEN to LAX, airplane diverted safely to SLC,” the Board stated. “NTSB gathering radar, weather, flight recorder data. Windscreen being sent to NTSB laboratories for examination.”
No further details were immediately provided.
Ping!...................
Safelight?
At 39,000 feet?...............
“it said happened near Moab, Utah.”
Y MOAB?
Mother of all Birdstrikes?
“Rare green comet to be visible soon, then disappears for 1,000 years”
This is a very interesting incident. The leading theory is the plane hit a piece of space debris?!
A lot of space junk has been making it to the surface. It’s just a matter of time until someone gets hurt.
Love Bugs..................
Good thing that strike hit where it did, if whatever that was woulda hit center glass it would have more than likely gone right through.
Yep, right through the co-pilot................
Thats the copilot’s side. Guess the pilot had to land the plane.
MythBusters did this test
Probably a pebble that flew off a gravel truck that was flying right in front of it. Should have allowed a few more plane lengths difference between them.
That happened to me..............
There will be an FAA report online once they finish with it.
Anti-icing over-temp.
“Not responsible for broken windshield. Stay back 200 miles.”
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