DCA11WA110

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 777 · Montauk (Atlantic Ocean) · September 12, 2011

Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigation
Date
September 12, 2011, 00:00 UTC
Place
Montauk (Atlantic Ocean)
Injuries
2 serious, 272 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
OE-LPBBoeing 777
Defining event
Enroute-climb to cruise: Turbulence encounter
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
82048

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Turbulence encounterEnroute-climb to cruiseAll aircraft: 423 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The Unfalluntersuchungsstelle - Luftfahrt Accident Investigation Branch of Austria has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 777-200 that occurred on September 12, 2011. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the Government of Austria.

Aircraft

Registration
OE-LPB
Reported as
Boeing 777 (2Z9)
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 129
Registered owner
Austrian Airlines
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport; Standard, Normal
Departed
JFK
Destination
LOWW
Flight plan
Unknown