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| Date: | Monday 11 March 2024 |
| Time: | c. 23:04 |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | LATAM Airlines |
| Registration: | CC-BGG |
| MSN: | 38461/382 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 272 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | over Tasman Sea -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
| Auckland International Airport (AKL/NZAA) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
LATAM flight LA800, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, CC-BGG, entered a sudden descent while cruising over the Tasman Sea. The flight continued to Auckland Airport (AKL), New Zealand.
As a result, 3 cabin crew members and 10 passengers were injured to varying degrees (1 cabin crew member, 2 passengers were hospitalised due to the seriousness of their injuries).
At the time of the occurrence, the aircraft was established at FL410. The left-hand cockpit seat initiated an involuntary forward movement.
The recovery of the aircraft by the flight crew from the subsequent involuntary descent condition of approximately 400 feet did not exceed the positive or negative loads allowed by the manufacturer for this type of flight condition.
Weather conditions and the lack of turbulence on the route at the time of the occurrence were not causal or contributing factors in the operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/dozens-injured-on-sydney-flight-to-new-zealand/c5866998-2119-46e2-9894-5b2b816b6f94
https://nypost.com/2024/03/11/world-news/at-least-50-injured-after-technical-problem-on-latam-flight-to-auckland-nz-herald/
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/11/australia/new-zealand-latam-airlines-intl-hnk/index.html
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/350209133/live-plane-just-suddenly-dropped-out-sky
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/350212664/four-still-hospital-focus-investigation-plummeting-latam-flight-revealed
https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/cockpit-mishap-might-have-caused-plunge-on-latam-boeing-787-ee3dd7b4?st=etkiol4jigvmh0s
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/CCBGG
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/350253085/preliminary-report-plunging-latam-flight-la800-released
https://www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SUCESO-DE-AVIACION-N%C2%B02052-24-V.2.pdf
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2024 10:17 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 11-Mar-2024 12:45 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Mar-2024 18:11 | ASN | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Mar-2024 06:02 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2024 06:20 | ASN | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 12-Mar-2024 17:01 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 12-Mar-2024 17:01 | ASN | Updated [[Total occupants]] |
| 14-Mar-2024 06:17 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Mar-2024 18:21 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2024 05:56 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Damage] |
| 22-Apr-2024 06:02 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 22-Apr-2024 06:03 | ASN | Updated [Narrative] |
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