DCA27LA019

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 777-222 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · October 21, 2026

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
October 21, 2026
Place
Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)
Injuries
1 serious, 187 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N769UABoeing 777-222
Defining event
Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Case key
204056

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
N769UA
Reported as
Boeing 777-222
Flight
Part 121
Operator
United Airlines Inc
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.