# NTSB DCA27LA014: Boeing 777, Orlando, FL, October 12, 2026

- Type: NTSB occurrence investigation
- Classification: Occurrence · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: October 11, 2026, 21:00 local (Oct 12, 2026, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Coordinates: 28.534733, -81.369275
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5347&lon=-81.3693&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: No injuries
- Injuries: 321 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): 204039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA27LA014
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204039/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA27LA014

## 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: [All aircraft, 24 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/362/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-VIIT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: British Airways
- Registered owner: British Airways
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: London
- Destination: Tampa, FL
- Flight plan: IFR

## Weather

- Wind: 290° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.05 inHg
- Observed at: KORL, 2 nm away
- METAR: METAR KORL 112253Z 29003KT 10SM CLR 26/19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02610194

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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