Boeing 777-223 accident near Brasilia, OF, November 24, 2024
On November 24, 2024 at about 2:00 am local time, a 2001 Boeing 777-223, registered N753AN, was involved in an accident near Brasilia, OF. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 1 person was seriously injured; 232 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The airplane’s encounter with unanticipated turbulence during cruise flight, which resulted in serious injury to one passenger who was not seated.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 24, 2024 · about 2:00 am local time
- Place
- Brasilia, OF, Br · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 232 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing 777-223, built 2001 · all 777-223s on the register
- Registration
- N753AN · registry record · serial 30261
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
American Airlines flight 930 encountered unanticipated moderate turbulence while operating from São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport (SBGR), São Paulo, Brazil to Miami International Airport (KMIA), Miami, Florida on a scheduled international passenger flight. During preflight preparations, the flight crew noted an area of weather instability north of São Paulo. The captain was the pilot monitoring, and the first officer was the pilot flying with another first officer on rest break. The seat belt sign was illuminated, and the flight crew briefed the cabin crew regarding potential turbulence. At 38,000 feet (FL380), after clearing the previously identified weather instability, the airplane encountered two successive jolts of moderate turbulence lasting about five seconds. The flight attendants (FAs) reported service was concluding and they were not seated at that time. Several FAs and one passenger sustained minor injuries when service items and carts became airborne. One passenger found on the floor near door 3L was seriously injured. After coordinating with the cabin crew and consulting with an onboard physician, the flight crew declared a medical emergency and returned to SBGR. The captain assumed the pilot flying duties and conducted an overweight landing on runway 10L without further incident.
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
- 401360 during 401
The NTSB's findings
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence › Clear air turbulence › Effect on personnel
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, IAIR, APLN, none
- Flight time: 19,800 hours in all
- Last flight review: November 23, 2023
- Medical certificate: class 1
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, APLN
- Flight time: 9,000 hours in all; 932 in this make and model
- Last flight review: June 12, 2024
- Medical certificate: class 1
- Injury: no injuries
Other crew
- Flight time: 11,000 hours in all
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 90,030 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, November 23, 2024
- Seats: 440
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Rolls-Royc RB-211 SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Rolls-Royc RB-211 SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: American Airlines INC
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: SBGR Sao Paulo OF at 1:47 pm
- Destination: KMIA Miami FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Sky: scattered
- Temperature: 0°C, dew point 0°C
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 9 | |||
| Flig | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 1 | 220 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DCA25LA047.