Boeing 777 223 N784AN

Summary

On 12 December 2015 at about 14:26 local time, a Boeing 777 223 registered N784AN, operated by American Airlines Inc, was involved in an accident near Buenos Aires, Argentina. 13 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

12 December 2015 at 14:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Coordinates

-33.0000, -63.0000

Aircraft

Boeing 777 223

Registration

N784AN

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

2

Operator

American Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dallas-Fort Worth → Buenos Aires

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA16CA050

1 person was seriously injured.

an inadvertant encounter with convective turbulence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On December 12, 2015, American Airlines flight 997, a Boeing 777, N784AN, encountered turbulence enroute to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina (EZE) during a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Dallas, Texas.  The aircraft was approximately 250 NM from EZE and deviating north of the filed routing to avoid a strong convective area near thunderstorms.  The flight crew had advised the flight attendants (FA) that the flight could encounter turbulence in approximately 15 minutes and they should be seated.  The fasten seatbelt sign was on.  While two FA's were securing the galley, the flight encountered the region of strong/severe turbulence earlier than expected.  One FA was thrown to the floor and fell resulting in a broken arm.  There were no passenger injuries and no damage to the airplane. The JIAIAC of Argentina delegated the investigation to the NTSB, who accepted the delegation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.