# NTSB ATL97WA079: Boeing 767-300, N651UA, Asuncion, Paraguay, June 4, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 3, 1997, 22:05 local (Jun 4, 1997, 01:05 UTC)
- Place: Asuncion, Paraguay
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 122 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL97WA079
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3915/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97WA079

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N651UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N651UA), registered now, S/N 25389, built 1992 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Boeing 767-300
- Registry model: [Boeing 767-322](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-322) (registry code 1385200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (registry code 52119, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: United Airlines, doing business as United Airlines
- Departed: UNK, BUENOS AIRES, OF
- Destination: JFK, NEW YORK, NY
- Flight plan: IFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported
- Wind: 315° at 35 knots
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft overcast
- Observed at: ASU

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19970603023609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970603023609A), Jun 3, 1997: Boeing 767322, Ascuncion, AG. (.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…

## Other investigations on N651UA (2)

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 DCA25LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA023), Nov 3, 2024: Boeing 767-322 (N651UA), Kingston, Jamaica, no damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence while in enroute cruise flight.
- [NTSB ENG22WA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG22WA025), May 10, 2022: Boeing 767-322 (N651UA), Lima, Peru, Peru, incident, minor damage

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.

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