Boeing 777 N793UA

Summary

On 26 May 2025 at about 22:25 local time, a Boeing 777 registered N793UA, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident near Beijing, China. Nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

26 May 2025 at 22:25

Classification

Incident

Location

Beijing, China

Coordinates

40.0795, 116.6033

Aircraft

Boeing 777

Registration

N793UA

Category

Airplane

Operator

United Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beijing → San Francisco

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG25LA038

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 26, 2025, at approximately 0925 UTC, a Boeing 777-200, registration N793UA, operated as United Airlines flight 889, executed a rejected takeoff at Beijing Capital International Airport when the crew heard a loud bang and followed by a No. 2 (right) engine failure warning. The airplane came to an uneventful stop on the runway, passengers were deplaned, and the airplane was later defueled and towed clear of the runway. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 flight from Beijing Capital International Airport (ZBAA) to San Francisco International Airport (KSFO), San Francisco, California. The airplane data recorders will be downloaded at the NTSB Headquarters in Washington, DC, and the No. 2 engine was removed further examination. The Civil Aviation Administration of China declined to investigate and as such the NTSB is leading the investigation as the State of Registry/Manufacturer in accordance with ICAO Annex 13 guidelines. Additional parties to the investigation include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Boeing, United Airlines, and Pratt & Whitney.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.