# NTSB DCA97WA005: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, N271W, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 6, 1996

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 6, 1996
- Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 281 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 11033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA97WA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/11033/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA97WA005

## Aircraft

- Registration: N271W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: McDonnell Douglas MD-11
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: World Airways
- Departed: CPT, JOHANNESBURG,SA
- Destination: EZE
- Flight plan: IFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported
- Wind: 70° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Observed at: EZE

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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