Aviation accident DCA11FA091

Name: aviation accident: BOEING 747-422 near Tangshan (2011-07-29)
Start: 2011-07-29
Location: Tangshan, CH

SERS · BOEING 747-422 · 2011-07-29 · Tangshan, CH

Event

NTSB number: DCA11FA091
Event ID: 20110730X60307
Type: Accident
Date: 2011-07-29
Location: Tangshan, CH
Coordinates: 39.545197, 118.167971

Injuries

Highest injury: SERS
Fatal: 0
Serious: 1
Minor: 4
Uninjured: 381
Total aboard: 386

Aircraft

Make: BOEING
Model: 747-422
Registration: N173UA
FAR Part: 121
Engines: 4
Damage: —

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

an inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence likely due to radar limitations and convective weather developing upwards into the flight path.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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