Boeing B767 incident near Buenos Aires, Ar, March 14, 2005
On March 14, 2005, a Boeing B767, registered N656UA, was involved in an incident near Buenos Aires. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 5 people had minor injuries; 173 others were unhurt.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 14, 2005
- Place
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- 5 people had minor injuries; 173 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B767
- Registration
- N656UA · registry record
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: United Airlines INC
The flight
- Departed from: SAEZ Buenos Aires
- Destination: IAD Washington DC
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 10 | |||
| Passengers | 5 | 163 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.