# NTSB DCA12WA005: Boeing 777, Putong, China, October 17, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 17, 2011, 12:06 local (12:06 UTC)
- Place: Putong, China
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 20 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA12WA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82190/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA005

## Factual narrative

On October 17, 2011, a Singapore Airlines B777-300, Singapore registration 9V-SYH, operating as a passenger flight between Shanghai, China and Singapore, encountered turbulence while in cruise flight about 10nm east of waypoint KARAN. One passenger was seriously injured, and five cabin crew and fifteen passengers experienced minor injuries. The airplane was not damaged. The accident is being investigated by the Singapore Ministry of Transport Air Accident Investigation Bureau. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries should be directed to the Singapore AAIB at the following: Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Singapore Changi Airport Post Office P.O. Box 1005 Singapore 918155 Website: http://www.mot.gov.sg

## Aircraft

- Registration: 9V-SYH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777 (300)
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Singapore Airlines Ltd
- 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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