# Accident 19970225019939A: Boeing 767322, San Francisco, CA, February 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1997, 13:09 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 37.5591° N, 122.3698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5591&lon=-122.3698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N661UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N661UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-322 (registry code 1385200, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767322
- Reported engine: PWA PW4060
- People aboard: 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,644 total, 793 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970225019939A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)A FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUSTAINED A SERIOUS INJURY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SINGLE, SEVERE JOLT OF UNFORECASTED MODERATE CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE DURING THE DESCENT OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA112), Feb 25, 1997: Boeing 767-300 (N661UA), San Francisco, CA, no damage. Probable cause: an encounter with unforecasted moderate clear air turbulence, while descending over mountainous terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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