Boeing 757-232 accident near Boston, Massachusetts, March 6, 2005
On March 6, 2005 at about 11:30 pm local time, a Boeing 757-232, registered N6710E, was involved in an accident near Boston, Massachusetts (General Edward Logan airport). It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 1 person was seriously injured and 3 people had minor injuries; 188 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The first officer's misjudgment of a perceived threat, which resulted in the captain's excessive braking and subsequent injury to a flight attendant. A factor was the night lighting conditions.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 6, 2005 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Boston, Massachusetts · General Edward Logan · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 3 people had minor injuries; 188 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757-232 · all 757-232s on the register
- Registration
- N6710E · registry record · serial 30482
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
Approaching the intersection of a runway at night, at a taxi speed of about 12 knots, the first officer "abruptly yelled, 'stop the aircraft,'" and the captain brought the airplane to an immediate stop. After confirming no danger to their airplane, they discovered that one of the flight attendants had injured her elbow. The captain returned the airplane to the gate, and the flight attendant was replaced. Two additional flight attendants reported "some bruising" but felt able to continue the flight. En route, one of the two flight attendants advised the captain of back pain, and the other felt sick to her stomach. After landing, the two flight attendants were taken to a hospital for further evaluation. One of the two flight attendants was released, but the other remained in the hospital in excess of 48 hours with a herniated disk. According to the first officer, the reason he told the captain to stop was because another airplane was on the crossing runway. The first officer thought it could be holding number one for takeoff, and wanted to ensure that his airplane was on the correct taxiway before crossing the runway.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 9,350 hours in all; 4,701 in this make and model; 234 in the last 90 days
- Last flight review: October 1, 2004
- Medical certificate: Class 1
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Last flight review: October 1, 2004
- Medical certificate: Class 1
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 15,053 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, March 1, 2005
- Maximum gross weight: 232,000 lb
- Seats: 207
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BOS Boston MA
- Destination: LAS Las Vegas NV
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 240° at 17 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 4,800 ft
- Temperature: 37°F (3°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter: 29.54 inHg
- Observation at 11:54 pm from BOS
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Passengers | 1 | 185 |
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.
Other NTSB records under N6710E the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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 IAD05LA044.