Accident · 2022-08-19
What the record says
- Event date
- 2022-08-19
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- BOEING 737-824 (N73270)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- United Airlines
Probable cause
The airplane’s inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.
Source: NTSB case DCA22LA188Flight 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.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Commercial / Flight engineer / Private | Airplane | 58 | Class 1 (2022-04-04) | 37,244 total · 20,340 in this make/model · 15,227 as PIC · 250 last 90 days |
| Co-pilot | Airline transport pilot | Airplane | 36 | Class 1 (2021-12-07) | 4,200 total · 1,720 in this make/model · 1,400 as PIC · 180 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.