# NTSB DCA11WA110: Boeing 777, Montauk (Atlantic Ocean), September 12, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 12, 2011, 00:00 UTC
- Place: Montauk (Atlantic Ocean)
- Coordinates: 37.635185, -72.861839 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6352&lon=-72.8618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 272 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA11WA110
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82048/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11WA110

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 423 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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

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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