Boeing 757 incident near Quito, Ec, June 24, 2007
On June 24, 2007 at about 1:49 am local time, a Boeing 757, registered N17106, was involved in an incident near Quito. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 171 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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
- June 24, 2007 · about 1:49 am local time
- Place
- Quito, Ecuador · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 171 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757 · all 757s on the register
- Registration
- N17106 · 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: Continental Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: IAH Houston TX at 10:30 pm
- Destination: QIT Quito
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Wind: from 340° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 10,000 ft; a few clouds at 2,600 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 29.92 inHg
- Observation at 10:00 pm from QIT
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 7 | |||
| Passengers | 164 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 DFW07WA180.