# Accident 20000926015509A: Boeing 777223, Miami, FL, September 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2000, 05:40 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 25.8206° N, 80.2994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8206&lon=-80.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789AN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N789AN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-223 (registry code 1385213, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777223
- People aboard: 167
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000926015509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CAPT. CUMMINGS HAD STARTED HIS DESCENT INTO THE MIAMI AREA-TURNED THE SEAT BELT SIGN ON AND MADE HIS PA-TO THE CABIN ADVISING ALL OF POTENTIAL TURBULENCE WITHIN THE AREA, AND FOR ALL TO REMAIN SEATED AND BELTED. THIS PASSENGER GOT UP AND WENT TO THE WASHROOM. (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2000, ABOUT 0540 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING 777-223, N789AN, CALL SIGN AAL908, OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES INC., ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE DESCENDING FOR APPROACH TO MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MIA), MIAMI, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 121 REGULARLY SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE FLIGHTCREW OF 3, 12 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, AND 152 PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. ONE PASSENGER REPORTED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EN ROUTE TO MIAMI, FLORIDA, AT 2213, SEPTEMBER 25, 2000. THE FLIGHT WAS DESCENDING OUT OF FL190 TO 10,000 FEET AND WAS MANEUVERING AROUND WEATHER CELLS, AT A LOCATION ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI, WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. A PASSENGER THA                                  T WAS EXITING A LAVATORY FELL AND BROKE A LEG. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS "ON" AND A PASSENGER ARRIVAL ANNOUNCEMENT HAD BEEN MADE INSTRUCTING THE PASSENGERS TO REMAIN IN THEIR SEATS WITH SEAT BELT FASTENED. THE FLIGHT LANDED AT MIAMI WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 MIA00LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA271), Sep 26, 2000: Boeing 777-223 (N789AN), Miami, FL, no damage. Probable cause: an in-flight encounter with turbulence.

## Other reports on N789AN (2)

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

- [Accident 20060425010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060425010089A), Apr 25, 2006: Boeing 777223 (N789AN), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. (-23) On April 25, 2006, approximately 1730 CDT, an American airlines' Boeing 777, N789A, flight 945 encountered moderate turbulence during descent into…
- [Incident 20040913021539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040913021539I), Sep 13, 2004: Boeing 777223 (N789AN), Boston, MA, Minor damage. (-23) American flight 108, a heavy B-777 departed bos, MA runway 04R at 1924 EDT, 09/13/04, pilot reported the number 2 engine failed and was returning to bos.…

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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