# NTSB DCA15WA002: Boeing 777 223, N772AN, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 3, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 3, 2014, 10:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Coordinates: -34.593055, -58.396945 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-34.5931&lon=-58.3969&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 248 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA15WA002
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90202/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA002

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 777-223, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md?model=1385213), [All aircraft, 423 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N772AN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N772AN), registered now, S/N 29580, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777 223 (223)
- Registry model: [Boeing 777-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-223) (registry code 1385213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce RB-211 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (registry code 54555, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 29580
- Year built: 1999
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines Inc
- Registered owner: American Airlines Inc
- 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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