# Accident 20240210001769A: Boeing 777-222, Kelsey, NY, February 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2024, 14:43 local time
- Place: Kelsey, NY
- Airport: Newark Liberty International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 42.0631° N, 75.3163° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0631&lon=-75.3163&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N788UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-222 (registry code 1385219, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777-222
- Reported engine: P&W PW4000 SER
- People aboard: 276
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 7
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,511 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA24LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240210001769A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 10, 2024, FLIGHT 1890, FROM LOS ANGELES, CA (LAX) TO NEWARK, NJ (EWR) EXPERIENCED MODERATE TURBULENCE WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 21,000, LASTING 3-5 SECONDS, RESULTING IN 3 SERIOUS FLIGHT ATTENDANT INJURIES, 2 FRACTURE INJURIES, 1 HEMORRHAGING TYPE INJURY. FOUR MINOR INJURIES OCCURRED TO PASSENGERS WITH DETAIL OF INJURIES UNKNOWN.

## 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 DCA24LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA097), Feb 10, 2024: Boeing 777-222ER (N788UA), Kelsey, NY, no damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with an unanticipated localized region of moderate-to-severe turbulence while in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) associated with strong upper-level wind shear and…

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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