Boeing 777-222 N796UA accident near San Francisco, CA, USA, October 5, 2026

Boeing 777-222, registration N796UA, operated by United Airlines, was involved in an inc near San Francisco, CA, USA on October 5, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ENG27LA001 is in work.

ADS-B receivers recorded 4 minutes of the flight after departing the San Francisco Intl area (KSFO), reaching a maximum of 0 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:55 UTC, on the ground, about 2 km from San Francisco Intl (KSFO).

The nearest weather report, from KSFO (2 km away), showed wind 300° at 15 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
October 5, 2026
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Aircraft
Boeing 777-222
Registration
N796UA
Operator
United Airlines
Injuries
None
NTSB case
ENG27LA001 (In work)
Departure area
San Francisco Intl (KSFO)
Nearest airport
San Francisco Intl (KSFO)
Recorded flight
4 min, max 0 ft
Last recorded position
22:55 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.

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Sources: NTSB case ENG27LA001; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.