Boeing 767 G-BNWU

Summary

On 17 August 2010 at about 02:05 local time, a Boeing 767 registered G-BNWU, operated by British Airways, was involved in an accident near Dulles, Virginia, United States. 194 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

17 August 2010 at 02:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Dulles, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Washington Dulles Internationa (KIAD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 767

Registration

G-BNWU

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

British Airways

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

London Lhr → Dulles

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

DCA10FA090

1 person was seriously injured.

an in-flight encounter with turbulence that resulted in an injury to a cabin attendant.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to flight data and crew statements, the airplane was descending through about 8,000 feet mean sea level in a 25 degree left bank when it encountered one jolt of turbulence that did not damage the airplane but resulted in a flight attendant being thrown down on the floor, which resulted in multiple facial fractures. The flight attendant was in the aft galley preparing for landing, and the seat belt sign was illuminated. The flight crew had previously deviated for weather, and the airplane was entering a thin cloud top as it was becoming established on final approach. The flight crew and flight attendants also noted that the air was relatively smooth beforehand.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.