# NTSB DCA12WA010: Boeing 777 - 200, Nani, Kenya, October 28, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 28, 2011, 15:44 local (15:44 UTC)
- Place: Nani, Kenya
- Coordinates: -0.846111, 39.927501 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-0.8461&lon=39.9275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82241
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA12WA010
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82241/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA010

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: 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

On October 28, 2011 about 1544 hours UTC, a Boeing 777-200LR, registration number A7-BBD, operated by Qatar Airways, encountered inflight turbulence, during cruise flight near Nani, Kenya. A cabin crew member received serious injuries. The flight originated at Johannesburg, South Africa and the destination was Doha, Qatar. An investigation has been instituted by the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority. As the State of manufacture, a US Accredited Represented has been appointed for the investigation. Inquires about the accident should be directed to the Qatar CAA. Accident & Incident Investigation Department Civil Aviation Authority, The State of Qatar P.O. Box 3000 Doha, Qatar

## Aircraft

- Registration: A7-BBD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777 - 200 (200)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Qatar Airways
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport; Standard, Normal

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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