Boeing 777-233ER N789AN

Summary

On 25 April 2006 at about 22:30 local time, a Boeing 777-233ER registered N789AN was involved in an accident near DFW Int'l Apt, Texas, United States. 254 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

25 April 2006 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

DFW Int'l Apt, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Dallas/Fort Worth Int'l (DFW)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 777-233ER

Registration

N789AN

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miami → Dallas

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

DFW06LA115

1 person was seriously injured.

The in-flight encounter with turbulence in clouds resulting in a flight attendant being injured.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

An airline passenger flight was descending into the airport terminal area from 36,000 feet, with the seat belt sign on. Approximately 25,000 feet, the captain made a passenger announcement, and then told the flight attendants to prepare for landing. Shortly after the announcement, the airplane experienced moderate turbulence, and a flight attendant who had not yet sat down fell into a closet door and sustained a fractured ankle. Paramedics were called to meet the airplane at the gate, and the flight landed without further incidence. There was no significant meteorological information (SIGMET) issued, and there was no damage to the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.