# NTSB DCA16WA040: Boeing 777-333ER, Calgary, Canada, December 31, 2015

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 30, 2015, 20:30 local (Dec 31, 2015, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Calgary, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: 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): 92524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA040
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92524/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA040

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-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 NTSB was notified of an incident involving a Boeing B777-333 aircraft, registration C-FRAM, that occurred enroute from Shanghai, China to Toronto, Canada, which resulted in the flight being diverted to Calgary, Canada. The incident is being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the TSB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer of the aircraft. The TSB can be contacted at: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th floor Gatineau QC K1A 1K8

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-FRAM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Boeing 777-333ER (232)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 35250
- Engines: ; 
- Damage: No damage
- Operator: Air Canada
- Registered owner: Air Canada

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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