Boeing 777-222ER accident near Kelsey, NY
On February 10, 2024, a Boeing 777-222ER (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kelsey, NY. 3 people were seriously injured.
- Date
- February 10, 2024
- Place
- Kelsey, NY
- Aircraft
- Boeing 777-222ER · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- —
- Position
- 42.063°N, 75.316°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240212193784
Official records · DCA24LA097
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC - Attachment 1 - FAA Certified Audio: Recording (ZIP), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Group Chairman's Factual Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 2 - Ads-B Data: Document (ZIP), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 3 - Controller Interviews: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 4 - Zbw Airspace Maps: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 10, 2024, about 15:43 EST, UAL1890, a Boeing 777-222ER, N788UA, encountered moderate to severe turbulence while descending to FL190 inbound to EWR. Of the 280 passengers and crewmembers on board, three flight attendants sustained serious injuries. The flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a scheduled domestic passenger flight from LAX to EWR. Both flight crewmembers reported being well-rested before the flight and stated that they conducted a thorough preflight briefing, which included a review of forecasted turbulence near the EWR terminal area. The first officer (FO) used the WSI and SkyPath electronic flight bag (EFB) applications to assess turbulence reports, noting light to moderate activity near the usual WILLIAMSPORT3 arrival. Based on this, the crew anticipated and accepted a northerly routing via the FLOSI4 arrival for turbulence avoidance. According to Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) data, flight UAL1890 departed LAX at approximately 0831 Pacific Standard Time (PST). The FO was the pilot flying (PF) and the captain was the pilot monitoring (PM). The flight crew stated that the departure from LAX was uneventful, and the airplane leveled off at a cruise altitude of FL350. About 1334 EST, the flight crew sent a message via Aircraft Crew Alerting and Reporting System (ACARS) to their dispatcher, stating that they were having a “smooth ride past hour or so, how’s descent into EWR.” About one minute later, the dispatcher replied, “so far only complaint is a moderate b
Probable cause
The airplane’s encounter with an unanticipated localized region of moderate-to-severe turbulence while in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) associated with strong upper-level wind shear and convective cells. Contributing to the severity of the outcome was the failure of air traffic control to disseminate a recently reported moderate turbulence pilot weather report, which reduced the fligh
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
