Boeing B767-300 N650UA
7 May 2003 · New Market, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 May 2003 at about 20:15 local time, a Boeing B767-300 registered N650UA, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near New Market, Virginia, United States. 148 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Market, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.6356, -78.6667
- Aircraft
- Boeing B767-300
- Registration
- N650UA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Francisco → Dulles
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC03LA104
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 147 |
Probable cause
The inadvertent encounter with turbulence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While on approach to the airport, at flight level 210, thunderstorm cell activity was noted on the airplane's weather radar. The flight was given clearance to descend to 11,000 feet, and during the descent, an area of "moderate turbulence" was encountered, which lasted about 20-30 seconds. During the encounter, a flight attendant fell and twisted her ankle.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing B767 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2004 | Boeing B767-200 | Manchester, United Kingdom | AID | Unknown | - |
| 7 Sep 2001 | Boeing B767-332 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Delta Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2005 | Boeing B767 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | United Airlines Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Boeing B767-200 | Cancun, Mexico | Continental Airlines Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1991 | Boeing B767-287ER | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Usair | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 May 1985 | Boeing B767-232 | D/Fw Airport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2003 | Northam RAF 2000 | Nelsonia, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Cessna 172 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Mooney M20R | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 2003 | Cessna 140 | Suffolk, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2003 | Pfeifler EDGE-540 | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2003 | Cessna 140 | Ridegway, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |