# NTSB DCA26LA340: Airbus A319-132, N884UA, Houston, TX, August 27, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 27, 2026, 01:08 UTC
- Place: Houston, TX
- Coordinates: 29.990438, -95.33938
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9904&lon=-95.3394&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Clear air turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/362)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 129 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203702
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26LA340
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203702/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA340

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-descent: Clear air turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/362) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus A319-132, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/362/sequence.md?model=3940015), [All aircraft, 24 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/362/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N884UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N884UA), registered now, S/N 2579, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319-132
- Registry model: [Airbus A319-132](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a319-132) (registry code 3940015) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [IAE V2524-A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2524-a5) (registry code 34608, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2579
- Year built: 2005
- Airframe hours: 52975
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: United Airlines
- Registered owner: Umb Bank Na Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Last inspection: AAIP, May 7, 2026
- Departed: Minneapolis, MN
- Destination: Same as departure
- Flight plan: IFR
- Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Data recorder

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: 160° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 29.89 inHg
- Observed at: KIAH, 1 nm away
- METAR: METAR KIAH 280053Z 16012KT 10SM FEW050 FEW085 BKN250 32/24 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP120 T03220244=

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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