Boeing 767-322ER N645UA

Summary

On 16 July 1993 at about 07:15 local time, a Boeing 767-322ER registered N645UA, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident near Caribbean Sea. 164 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

16 July 1993 at 07:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Caribbean Sea

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 767-322ER

Registration

N645UA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

United Air Lines, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Buenos Aires → New York

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA93LA157

1 person was seriously injured.

TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AFTER ENTERING CIRRUS CLOUDS.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 350, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED THE TOPS OF CIRRUS CLOUDS FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY TWO SHARP JOLTS OF TURBULENCE WHICH LASTED ABOUT 15 SECONDS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE WEATHER RADAR WAS ON AND NO WEATHER WAS DEPICTED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO THE SCHEDULED DESTINATION WHERE THE INJURED FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WERE TREATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.