- Date
- December 20, 1995, 21:38 local (Dec 21, 1995, 02:38 UTC)
- Place
- Buga, Colombia
- Injuries
- 160 fatal, 4 serious
- Aircraft
- N651AABoeing B757
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19951220049219A
- Case key
- 11014
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Aircraft
- Registration
- N651AA
- Reported as
- Boeing B757
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Amr Corporation
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.
Docket · 53
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 29, 2022, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 123 MB in all.
Operations 2A-factual report of group chairmanOperations 2B-factual report of group chairman-attachmentsOperations 2C-human performance group field notes may 6-7 1996-seattleOperations 2D-addendum 1 includes transcripts of group interviewsATC 3A-factual report of group chairmanATC 3B-attachment aATC 3B-attachment bStructures 7A-factual report of group chairmanStructures 7A-photo 1 initial impact area along east face of mountain ridge noted by bracketsStructures 7A-photo 2 initial impact area along east face of mountain ridgeStructures 7A-photo 3 initial impact area as viewed from ridgelineStructures 7A-photo 4 composite photo of main wreckage areaSystems 9A-factual report of group chairmanSystems 9B-attachment a-technicalSystems 9B-attachment b-photos 1 thru 18Systems 9B-photo 1-wreckage on the eastern side of the ridge as seen from the airSystems 9B-photo 2-wreckage on the eastern side of the ridge as seen from the airSystems 9B-photo 3-helicopter landing site at base of mountain the accident side is beyond the upper right cornerSystems 9B-photo 4-looking back toward the helicopter landing site to show typical terrain on hill without treesSystems 9B-photo 5-view toward northwest to show width of the valley at bugaSystems 9B-photo 6-TO show typical terrain photograph shows eastern side of ridge with the accident site obscured bSystems 9B-photo 7-accident wreckage and scene at the bottom of the eastern slope showing forward portions of fuselSystems 9B-photo 7A-separation of forward fuselage sections steepness of how hillside drops is behind workersSystems 9B-photo 7B-promontory over cockpit wreckageSystems 9B-photo 8-accident wreckage at the lower portion of the eastern slope showing stacking of electrical centeSystems 9B-photo 9-AFT portion of cockpit center pedestalSystems 9B-photo 10-rdmi found near components unique to the first officer's panel componentsSystems 9B-photo 11-brake pressure gaugeSystems 9B-photo 12-first officer's airspeed indicator with remains of mechanical checklist to the leftSystems 9B-photo 13-standby airspeed indicator with needle found at 227 knots needle moved after being picked upSystems 9B-photo 15-altimeter instrumentSystems 9B-photo 16-overhead panels prior to removal of two to six inches of dirt coverSystems 9B-photo 17-left side of overhead panel during dirt removalSystems 9B-photo 18-right side of overhead panel after removal of dirtPhoto composote aaaaSystems 9B-photos 19-30-avionic componentsSystems 9C-group notesFlight data recorder 10A-factual report of group chairmanFlight data recorder 10B-attachment I tabular dataFlight data recorder 10C-attachment ii data plotsMaintenance records 11A-factual report of group chairmanMaintenance records 11B-attachment aCockpit voice recorder 12A-factual report of group chairmanToxicological reportPowerplants-factual report sumbitted by colombian governmentParty submission from American airlinesParty submission from allied pilots associationParty submission from Boeing commerical airplane companyAeronautica civil colombia-adopted reportTranscript of interview of glenn e holmbeck volume i-pages 1-113NTSB operational factors group interviews volume ii-pages 114-346NTSB operational factors group interviews volume iii-pages 347-537NTSB operational factors group interviews volume iv-pages 538-640
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.