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Boeing 777-222B accident near Concepcion, Bl, November 11, 1998

On November 11, 1998 at about 10:20 am local time, a Boeing 777-222B, registered N784UA, was involved in an accident near Concepcion. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 1 person was seriously injured; 227 others were unhurt. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.

The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. 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
November 11, 1998 · about 10:20 am local time
Place
Concepcion, Saint Barthélemy
Type
Accident
Injuries
1 person was seriously injured; 227 others were unhurt.
Weather
conditions the NTSB did not record
Aircraft
Boeing 777-222B · all 777-222Bs on the register
Registration
N784UA · registry record
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

The aircraft

  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Operator: United Air Lines, INC.

The flight

  • Departed from: KMIA Miami FL
  • Destination: SAEZ Buenos Aires OF
  • Flight plan: IFR
  • Runway 0

Weather at the time

  • Light: not reported
  • Sky: not recorded; not recorded
  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew17
Passengers1210

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 N784UA the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

1999-11-05DCA00WA007 · accident near London · substantial damage · no injuries

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.