Boeing 777-222 N796UA accident near Ezeiza, Argentina, September 8, 2025
Boeing 777-222, registration N796UA, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident near Ezeiza, Argentina on September 8, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case DCA25WA345 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 115 minutes of the flight after departing the Buenos Aires/Pistarini Arpt area (SAEZ), reaching a maximum of 28,025 ft. The last recorded position was at 02:00 UTC, on the ground, about 1 km from Buenos Aires/Pistarini Arpt (SAEZ).
The nearest weather report, from SAEZ (1 km away), showed wind 260° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 777 222ER registered in United States (Mode S AAD012).
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
- September 8, 2025
- Location
- Ezeiza, Argentina
- Aircraft
- Boeing 777-222
- Registration
- N796UA
- Operator
- United Airlines
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- DCA25WA345 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Buenos Aires/Pistarini Arpt (SAEZ)
- Nearest airport
- Buenos Aires/Pistarini Arpt (SAEZ)
- Recorded flight
- 115 min, max 28,025 ft
- Last recorded position
- 02:00 UTC, on the ground
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
- Boeing 737-800 LV-FUB, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 4, 2025
- Boeing 737 LV-CXT, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 23, 2024
- Boeing 777-222 N796UA, San Francisco, California, October 5, 2026
Sources: NTSB case DCA25WA345; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.