# Accident 19970603023609A: Boeing 767322, Ascuncion, AG, June 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1997
- Place: Ascuncion, AG
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Aircraft: N651UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N651UA) (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
- People aboard: 122
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97WA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97WA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970603023609A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 3, 1997, AT 2205 ATLANTIC DAYLIGHT TIME ADT, A BOEING 767-300, N651UA, ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE ENROUTE FROM BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA TO JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEW YORK, NY. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES AS A SCHEDULED, INTERNATIONAL, PASSENGER FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 121, AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, TWO FIRST OFFICERS, EIGHT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, AND 111 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA AT 2103. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 33,000 FEET, ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF ASUNCION, PARAGUAY, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT SUFFERED A BROKEN ANKLE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED WITH THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ATL97WA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97WA079), Jun 4, 1997: Boeing 767-300 (N651UA), Asuncion, Paraguay, no damage

## Other reports on N651UA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20241103017139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241103017139A), Nov 3, 2024: Boeing 767-322 (N651UA), No damage. While cruising at altitude with the seatbelt sign illuminated, the aircraft encountered 2-3 seconds of moderate turbulence. The captain made the appropriate…
- [Incident 19930615026869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930615026869I), Jun 15, 1993: Boeing 767322ER (N651UA), Frankfurt, GE, Minor damage. Aircraft departed north side of runway on rollout. Aircraft continued through grass toward taxiway. Shut down.

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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