 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″S 168°3′46″E / 37.06528°S 168.06278°E |
| 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 |
On 11 March 2024, a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 operating as LATAM Airlines Flight 800, flying a scheduled international passenger flight from Sydney, Australia to Santiago, Chile, with a stopover at Auckland, New Zealand, experienced an in-flight upset around two hours into the first leg of the flight. Of the 272 people on board, 50 were injured, with 12 taken to hospital after landing in Auckland.[1][2][3][4][5]
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