Accident · 2015-12-12

NTSB case DCA16CA050 · BOEING 777 223 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2015-12-12
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
BOEING 777 223 (N784AN)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC

Probable cause

an inadvertant encounter with convective turbulence.

Source: NTSB case DCA16CA050

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilotAirplane60Class 1 (2015-11-22)18,876 total · 2,912 in this make/model
Co-pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilotAirplane538,484 total · 380 in this make/model

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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