# NTSB DCA27LA019: Boeing 777-222, N769UA, Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), October 21, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: October 21, 2026
- Place: Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 187 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA27LA019
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204056/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA27LA019

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 777-222, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md?model=1385219), [All aircraft, 423 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N769UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N769UA), registered now, S/N 26921, built 1995 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777-222
- Registry model: [Boeing 777-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-222) (registry code 1385219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (registry code 52119, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: United Airlines Inc
- Registered owner: United Airlines Inc

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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