Boeing 767-322 N647UA accident near Gulf Of America, Gulf of America, December 29, 2024
Boeing 767-322, registration N647UA, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident near Gulf Of America, Gulf of America on December 29, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case DCA25LA091 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 36 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 38,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 11:15 UTC, at 2,450 ft and 138 knots, descending at 768 feet per minute, about 19 km from Houston/Bush Intl (KIAH).
The nearest weather report, from KIAH (19 km away), showed wind 20° at 3 knots, visibility 0.25 miles, ceiling 200 ft, weather: FG (LIFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 767 322ER/W registered in United States (Mode S A880FF).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- December 29, 2024
- Location
- Gulf Of America, Gulf of America
- Aircraft
- Boeing 767-322
- Registration
- N647UA
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- DCA25LA091 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- Houston/Bush Intl (KIAH)
- Recorded flight
- 36 min, max 38,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 11:15 UTC, 2,450 ft, 138 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
Related accidents
Sources: NTSB case DCA25LA091; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.