Boeing 767-300 N661UA
25 February 1997 · San Francisco, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 February 1997 at about 21:09 local time, a Boeing 767-300 registered N661UA was involved in an accident near San Francisco, California, United States. 110 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.5591, -122.3698
- Aircraft
- Boeing 767-300
- Registration
- N661UA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Paris → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX97LA112
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 109 |
Probable cause
an encounter with unforecasted moderate clear air turbulence, while descending over mountainous terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A flight attendant sustained a serious injury after the aircraft experienced a single, severe jolt of unforecasted moderate clear air turbulence during the descent over mountainous terrain. The seat belt sign was not illuminated at the time.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 767 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1997 | Boeing 767-300 | Asuncion, Paraguay | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1997 | Boeing 767-232 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1997 | Boeing 767-300 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1998 | Boeing 767-332 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Delta Air Lines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 May 1996 | Boeing 767-31AER | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Martinair Holland N.v. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1996 | Boeing 767-332ER | Jamaica, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1997 | Airbus A300 B4-203 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, In | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1997 | Bell UH-1H | Tahoe City, California, United States | Usda / Forest Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Julian, California, United States | Plus One Flyers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Schweizer 2-32 | Warner Springs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Bellanca 7ECA | Tracy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 | Castaic, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |