Boeing 777-223 N785AN

Summary

On 22 August 2000 at about 19:10 local time, a Boeing 777-223 registered N785AN was involved in an accident near Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States. 251 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 August 2000 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

43.4594, -89.7405

Aircraft

Boeing 777-223

Registration

N785AN

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tokyo → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA268

1 person was seriously injured.

the unexpected turbulence encountered by the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A flight attendant received a broken bone in her foot when the airplane unexpectedly encountered turbulence. The flight was between FL260 and FL240 in a descent to FL190 and the seat belt sign was on when the turbulence was encountered. The captain reported they were in instrument meteorological conditions and the radar was indicating cells to the west of their course, but not along their flight path. He reported there was a downdraft followed by an updraft and that the bank angles did not exceed 30 degrees. The first officer reported the radar was indicating only light precipitation in the area of the encounter.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.