The aircraft involved in the accident pictured in 2023
Accident
Date
11 March 2024
Summary
In-flight upset; under investigation
Site
Tasman Sea, west of Auckland, New Zealand 37°3′55″S168°3′46″E / 37.06528°S 168.06278°E / -37.06528; 168.06278
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 787-9
Operator
LATAM Airlines
IATA flight No.
LA800
ICAO flight No.
LAN800
Call sign
LAN CHILE 800
Registration
CC-BGG
Flight origin
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney, Australia
Stopover
Auckland Airport, Auckland, New Zealand
Destination
Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago, Chile
Occupants
272
Passengers
263
Crew
9
Fatalities
0
Injuries
50
Survivors
272
LATAM Airlines Flight 800 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Sydney Airport in Australia to Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago, Chile, with a stopover at Auckland Airport, New Zealand. On 11 March 2024, around two hours into the first leg of the flight, the Boeing 787-9 operating the flight experienced an in-flight upset and dropped suddenly. Of the 272 people onboard, 50 were injured, with 12 taken to the hospital after landing in Auckland.[1][2][3][4][5]
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^Visontay, Elias; Corlett, Eva (12 March 2024). "'Felt like an earthquake': passengers recall moment of terror on Latam flight as investigation launched". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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