Accident · 2025-03-27
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-03-27
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- BOEING 787 (N27958)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- UNITED AIRLINES INC
Probable cause
An encounter with convective turbulence during cruise that was not detected in advance by cockpit weather radar or weather information services.
Source: NTSB case DCA25LA173Flight 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 | Airline transport pilot / Flight instructor / Flight engineer | Airplane | 60 | Class 1 (2024-11-06) | 26,000 total · 2,480 in this make/model · 23,930 as PIC · 98 last 90 days |
| Co-pilot pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Flight instructor / Flight engineer | Airplane | 58 | Class 1 (2024-12-16) | 19,100 total · 2,391 in this make/model · 4,170 as PIC · 112 last 90 days |
| Other flight crew | Airline transport pilot / Flight instructor / Flight engineer | — | — | — | 17,613 total |
| Other flight crew | Airline transport pilot | — | — | — | 12,200 total |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.