# NTSB DCA09WA034: Boeing 777, Niigata, Japan, March 4, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 4, 2009, 23:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place: Niigata, Japan
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 275 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA09WA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73433/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09WA034

## Factual narrative

On March 5, 2009, at approximately 0820 Japan Standard Time, an Air France Boeing 777-200, registration F-GSPD, encountered turbulence near Niigata, Japan, at an altitude of about 25,000 feet. Two flight attendants received serious injuries. The passengers and remaining crew members were uninjured. The investigation is being conducted by the Japan Transport Safety Board. The NTSB has assigned a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the Country of Design and Manufacture of the aircraft. All inquiries should be directed to the Japan Transport Safety Board: Japan Transport Safety Board Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8918 Japan Website: http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/english.html

## Aircraft

- Registration: FGSPD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777 (200)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Air France
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

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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