Boeing 777 9V-SYH

Summary

On 17 October 2011 at about 12:06 local time, a Boeing 777 registered 9V-SYH, operated by Singapore Airlines Ltd, was involved in an accident near Putong, China. 21 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 20 had minor injuries. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 October 2011 at 12:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Putong, China

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 777

Registration

9V-SYH

Operator

Singapore Airlines Ltd

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA12WA005

1 person was seriously injured.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 17, 2011, a Singapore Airlines B777-300, Singapore registration 9V-SYH, operating as a passenger flight between Shanghai, China and Singapore, encountered turbulence while in cruise flight about 10nm east of waypoint KARAN. One passenger was seriously injured, and five cabin crew and fifteen passengers experienced minor injuries. The airplane was not damaged. The accident is being investigated by the Singapore Ministry of Transport Air Accident Investigation Bureau. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries should be directed to the Singapore AAIB at the following: Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Singapore Changi Airport Post Office P.O. Box 1005 Singapore 918155 Website: http://www.mot.gov.sg

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.