# NTSB DCA05WA042: Boeing B777, N790AN, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 11, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 11, 2005, 00:00 local (00:00 UTC)
- Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 8 minor, 201 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 61158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA05WA042
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61158/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05WA042

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N790AN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N790AN), registered now, S/N 30251, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Boeing B777
- Registry model: [Boeing 777-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-223) (registry code 1385213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce RB-211 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (registry code 54555, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines Inc
- Departed: SAEZ, BUENOS AIRES
- Destination: MIA, MIAMI, FL

## Other investigations on N790AN (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 DCA12WA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA027), Jan 14, 2012: Boeing 777 (N790AN), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, incident, no damage
- [NTSB MIA03LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA067), Feb 25, 2003: Boeing 777-223 (N790AN), Miami, FL, no damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's inadvertent encounter with turbulence while attempting to maneuver through an area of convective activity during descent.

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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