Boeing 757 223 incident near San Andreas, CO, September 19, 2013
On September 19, 2013 at about 12:00 pm local time, a Boeing 757 223, registered N676AN, was involved in an incident during enroute (descent) near San Andreas. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
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
- September 19, 2013 · about 12:00 pm local time
- Place
- San Andreas, Colombia
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757 223 223 · all 757 223s on the register
- Registration
- N676AN · no longer on the register · serial 29426
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The CAA of Colombia has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 757-223 airplane that occurred on September 19, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CAA of Colombia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Operator and State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the CAA of Colombia.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) during enroute (descent) defining event
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 228,178 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Rolls-Royc RB.211 SERIES; 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Rolls-Royc RB.211 SERIES; 0 hours total
- Operator: American Airlines INC
The flight
- Departed from: Miami FL
- Destination: San Andreas
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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.