Accident · 2025-01-09
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-01-09
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- BOEING 767 (N324UP)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO
Probable cause
Encounter with windshear during landing which resulted in a tailstrike.
Source: NTSB case DCA25LA085Flight 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 / Private | Airplane | 53 | Class 1 (2024-12-13) | 12,831 total · 2,753 in this make/model · 4,853 as PIC · 102 last 90 days |
| Pilot | Airline transport pilot / Military | Airplane | 32 | Class 1 (2024-09-09) | 4,679 total · 5 in this make/model · 2,780 as PIC · 5 last 90 days |
| Other flight crew | Airline transport pilot | — | — | — | — |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.