DCA18WA027

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 757 224 · Bogota, Colombia · November 29, 2017

Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigation
Date
November 29, 2017, 04:00 local (04:00 UTC)
Place
Bogota, Colombia
Injuries
1 serious, 157 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N14115Boeing 757 224
Defining event
Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
96408

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

The Colombia Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 757, which occurred on November 28, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S Accredited Representative to assist under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13, as the State of Manufacture, Design and Registry of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the CAA.

Aircraft

Registration
N14115
Reported as
Boeing 757 224 (224)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
27557
Engines
Rolls-Royc RB.211 SERIES, turbo fanRolls-Royc RB.211 SERIES, turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 121
Registered owner
Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport

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