Boeing 767-300 N649UA

Summary

On 22 October 1993 at about 05:30 local time, a Boeing 767-300 registered N649UA was involved in an accident near Atlantic Ocean. 108 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 October 1993 at 05:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Atlantic Ocean

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 767-300

Registration

N649UA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rio de Janeiro → Miami

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA94LA010

1 person was seriously injured.

Encounter with unforecasted weather (moderate turblence) resulting in injury to three passengers.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The Boeing 767-300 was in cruise flight at flight level 350. The weather radar was on and no weather was depicted on the radar screen. The airplane encountered about 15 to 20 seconds of light chop which was followed by moderate turbulence lasting about 30 to 40 seconds. The seat belt sign was turned on, and the flight attendants were contacted to check on the status of the passengers. Initial report from the flight attendants revealed there were no injuries. A subsequent report from the chief purser, revealed three passengers were injured. The flight continued to the destination airport and landed without further incident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.