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| Date: | Monday 18 August 2014 |
| Time: | 13:21 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-322 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N666UA |
| MSN: | 29238/715 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 221 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reykjavik, Atlantic Ocean -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to flight attendant statements, a beverage cart toppled over as the flight attendant was maneuvering the fully loaded "lightweight" cart in the galley while the airplane was in cruise flight in smooth air. There were no reported malfunctions with the beverage cart. The flight continued to its intended destination and landed without further incident. The flight attendant was transported to the hospital and diagnosed with a broken left foot.
Probable Cause: The capabilities of the beverage cart were exceeded which resulted in the cart toppling over and fracturing the flight attendant's foot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DCA14CA157
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 July 2023 | N666UA | United Airlines | 0 | near Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |  |
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