Plane Crash List

McDonnell Douglas MD-11 N271W

6 November 1996 · Buenos Aires, Argentina · No injuries

Summary

On 6 November 1996, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 registered N271W, operated by World Airways, was involved in an incident near Buenos Aires, Argentina. 281 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
Classification
Incident
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Registration
N271W
Category
Airplane
Operator
World Airways
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Johannesburg, Sa → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
Unk
Light
Not Reported
NTSB number
DCA97WA005

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
281 0 0 0 281

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

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

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All 42 records for this type

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