Accident · 2023-02-09

NTSB case DCA23LA477 · BOEING 757 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2023-02-09
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
BOEING 757 (N13138)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
UNITED AIRLINES INC

Probable cause

An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence.

Source: NTSB case DCA23LA477

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
PilotAirline transport pilot / Flight instructor / CommercialAirplane61Class 1 (2025-02-03)
Co-pilotAirline transport pilot / Flight instructorAirplane42Class 1 (2024-12-02)

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

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