Boeing 767 322 N665UA

Summary

On 18 October 2013 at about 10:00 local time, a Boeing 767 322 registered N665UA, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. 228 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

18 October 2013 at 10:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.7628, -95.3831

Aircraft

Boeing 767 322

Registration

N665UA

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

2

Operator

United Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Buenos Aires → Houston

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DCA14CA014

1 person was seriously injured.

The airplane's inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence during cruise flight, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While cruising at FL360 in smooth air conditions with no storms in the vicinity, the airplane experienced a 3 to 5 second encounter with clear air turbulence. The seatbelt sign was illuminated at the time. During the event a flight attendant fell and fractured her ankle. Following the brief turbulence encounter, the flight returned to smooth air conditions and later landed uneventfully at its intended destination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.