# Accident 20060617029759A: Boeing 767322, Washington, DC, June 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2006, 15:25 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 38.9450° N, 77.4567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9450&lon=-77.4567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N653UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N653UA) (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: 183
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060617029759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 17, 2006 ABOUT 1525 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING 767-300, N653UA OPERATING AS UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 395 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS HIT BY A BAGGAGE CART AT THE WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IAD). THE SEVEN CREW MEMBERS AND 176 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR CHICAGO O'HARE (ORD).

## 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 NYC06LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA151), Jun 17, 2006: Boeing 767-300 (N653UA), Dulles, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The driver's failure to follow company standard operating procedures. A factor was the driver's diverted attention to an on-time departure.

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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