Boeing B744 UKNOWN
28 August 2008 · Atlantic Ocean, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 August 2008 at about 22:37 local time, a Boeing B744 registered UKNOWN, operated by Transaero Airlines, was involved in an incident near Atlantic Ocean, United States. 159 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:37
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Atlantic Ocean, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B744
- Registration
- UKNOWN
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Transaero Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Punta Cana → Moscow
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- NTSB number
- OPS08IA014
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 |
Probable cause
The San Juan CERAP controllers failure to ensure the two aircraft were properly separated using non-radar separation standards.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On August 28, 2008, at approximately 1837 Atlantic standard time, Russian Registered Transaero flight 554, a Boeing 744, and Delta Airlines flight 845, a Boeing 738, came within zero feet vertical and 1 minute lateral separation (15 minutes is required in non-radar environment) at FL330 179N San Juan, PR. Transaero 554 descended 200-300 feet due to a traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) resolution alert.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing B744 | UKNOWN | Transaero Airlines | - |
| Boeing B737-800 | N395DN | - | - |
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