Editing Boeing 767 (section)

==Accidents and incidents==
[[File:Air Canada 767 C-GAUN Gimli Glider.jpg|thumb|The "[[Gimli Glider]]" (C-GAUN) parked at [[Mojave Air and Space Port]] in February 2008|alt=Side view of a parked Air Canada twin-engine jet in the desert, with stairs mounted next to the aircraft's forward door]]

{{As of|2025|February}}, the Boeing 767 has been in 67 [[Aviation accidents and incidents|aviation occurrences]],<ref name=ASN_767_occur>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/dblist.php?Type=106 |title=Boeing 767 occurrences |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |date=May 25, 2017 |access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref> including 19 [[hull loss|hull-loss]] accidents.<ref name="ASN_767_hull-losses">{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/dblist.php?field=typecode&var=106%&cat=%1&sorteer=datekey&page=1resulting |title=Boeing 767 hull-losses |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |date=May 25, 2017 |access-date=February 24, 2024}}</ref> Eleven fatal crashes, including seven [[Aircraft hijacking|hijackings]], have resulted in a total of 854 occupant fatalities.<ref name="ASN_767_hull-losses"/><ref name=ASN_767_stats>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/types/Boeing-767/statistics |title=Boeing 767 Statistics |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |date=February 23, 2024 |access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>

===Accidents===
The airliner's first fatal crash, [[Lauda Air Flight 004]], occurred near [[Bangkok]] on May 26, 1991, following the in-flight deployment of the left engine [[Thrust reversal|thrust reverser]] on a 767-300ER. None of the 223 aboard survived. As a result of this accident, all 767 thrust reversers were deactivated until a redesign was implemented.<ref>{{Cite news |last=James |first=Barry |author-link=Barry James |title=U.S. Orders Thrust Reversers Deactivated on 767s |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 17, 1991 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/17/news/17iht-thru.html |access-date=August 19, 2011}}</ref> Investigators determined that an electronically controlled valve, common to late-model Boeing aircraft, was to blame.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19910901/1303053/air-disasters-critics-question-faas-response |title=Air Disasters: Critics Question FAA's Response |work=Seattle Times |first=Byron |last=Acohido |date=September 1, 1991 |access-date=December 26, 2011 |archive-date=September 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925162403/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19910901&slug=1303053 |url-status=live }}</ref> A new locking device was installed on all affected jetliners, including 767s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19920526/1493776/new-locks-installed-for-boeing-reversers |title=New Locks Installed For Boeing Reversers |work=Seattle Times |first=Polly |last=Lane |date=May 26, 1992 |access-date=December 26, 2011 |archive-date=September 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925162140/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19920526&slug=1493776 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On October 31, 1999, [[EgyptAir Flight 990]], a 767-300ER, crashed off [[Nantucket]], Massachusetts, in [[international waters]] killing all 217 people on board.<ref>{{cite web |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |date=July 27, 2004 |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991031-0 |access-date=January 19, 2011}}</ref> The United States [[National Transportation Safety Board]] (NTSB) concluded "not determined", but determined the probable cause to be a deliberate action by the first officer; the Egyptian government disputed this conclusion.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ellison |first=Michael |title=US and Egypt split on fatal plane crash |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/jun/09/egyptaircrash.usa |access-date=August 18, 2011 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=June 9, 2000}}</ref>

On April 15, 2002, [[Air China Flight 129]], a 767-200ER, [[controlled flight into terrain|crashed into a hill]] amid inclement weather while trying to land at [[Gimhae International Airport]] in Busan, South Korea. The crash resulted in the death of 129 of the 166 people on board, and the cause was attributed to [[pilot error]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |date=August 27, 2005 |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020415-0 |access-date=January 19, 2011}}</ref> This was the deadliest plane crash in South Korea at the time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mao |first=Frances |date= |title=South Korea plane crash kills 179 with investigation into cause under way |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3we2p3l36jo |work=[[BBC News]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=3 January 2025 |quote=Prior to Sunday, the deadliest on South Korean soil was an Air China crash flight that killed 129.}}</ref>

On February 23, 2019, [[Atlas Air Flight 3591]], a Boeing 767-300ERF air freighter operating for [[Amazon Air]], crashed into [[Trinity Bay (Texas)|Trinity Bay]] near Houston, Texas, while on descent into [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport]]; both pilots and the single passenger were killed. The cause was attributed to pilot error and [[spatial disorientation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Pages/DCA19MA086.aspx|title=Atlas Air #3591 crashed into Trinity Bay DCA19MA086|website=www.ntsb.gov|access-date=June 7, 2019}}</ref>

; Hull losses
On November 1, 2011, [[LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16]], a 767-300ER, safely landed at [[Warsaw Chopin Airport]] in [[Warsaw, Poland|Warsaw]], [[Poland]], after a mechanical failure of the landing gear forced an emergency landing with the landing gear retracted. There were no injuries, but the aircraft involved was damaged and written off.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/warsaw-airport-still-closed-after-lot-gear-up-landing-364195/ |title=Warsaw Airport still closed after LOT gear-up landing |work=Flight International |date=November 2, 2011 |access-date=December 9, 2011}}</ref><ref name="circuit" /><ref name="checklist">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lot-767-gear-up-crash-probe-advises-checklist-changes-378418/ |title=LOT 767 gear-up crash probe advises checklist changes |first=David |last=Kaminski-Morrow |work=Flight International |date=November 1, 2012 |access-date=August 20, 2014}}</ref> At the time aviation analysts speculated that it may have been the first instance of a complete landing gear failure in the 767's service history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1111/01/ebo.01.html |title=CNN Transcript - Erin Burnett OutFront |publisher=CNN |date=November 1, 2011 |access-date=December 26, 2011}}</ref> Subsequent investigation determined that while a damaged hose had disabled the aircraft's primary landing gear extension system, an otherwise functional backup system was inoperative due to an accidentally deactivated [[circuit breaker]].<ref name="circuit">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/circuit-breaker-at-heart-of-lot-767-gear-up-landing-probe-365584/ |title=Circuit-breaker at heart of LOT 767 gear-up landing probe |work=Flight International |last=Kaminski-Morrow |first=David |date=December 5, 2011 |access-date=December 26, 2011}}</ref><ref name="checklist" />

On October 29, 2015, [[Dynamic Airways Flight 405]], a 767-200ER, caught fire while taxiing to the runway at [[Hollywood International Airport]]. There were no fatalities, but 22 people were injured, 1 of them seriously. The aircraft was written off.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Boeing 767-269ER N251MY, Thursday 29 October 2015 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/320195 |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref>

On October 28, 2016, [[American Airlines Flight 383 (2016)|American Airlines Flight 383]], a 767-300ER with 161 passengers and 9 crew members, aborted takeoff at Chicago O'Hare Airport following an [[Uncontained engine failure|uncontained failure]] of the right GE CF6-80C2 engine.<ref>{{cite news |title=GE alerts airlines about engine part after American Airlines fire |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/chicago-airplane-letter-idUSL1N1D60EH |website=Reuters |date=November 5, 2016 |access-date= November 6, 2016}}</ref> The engine failure, which hurled fragments over a considerable distance, caused a fuel leak, resulting in a fire under the right wing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/04/us-blames-american-airlines-fire-on-engine-failure.html|title=US blames American Airlines fire on engine failure|website=[[CNBC]]|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-date=November 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106184941/http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/04/us-blames-american-airlines-fire-on-engine-failure.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fire and smoke entered the cabin. All passengers and crew evacuated the aircraft, with 20 passengers and one flight attendant sustaining minor injuries using the evacuation slides.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/disc-in-engine-turbine-failed-on-american-airlines-jetliner-1477864909 |title=Unusual Failure in American Airlines' Jet Engine Prompts Investigation |first1=Susan |last1=Carey |first2=Andy|last2=Pasztor |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=October 31, 2016 |via=www.wsj.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://thedailyvoicenews.com/2016/10/28/american-airlines-boeing-767-fire-chicago-engine-failure-rejected-takeoff/ |title=American Airlines Jet Catches Fire at Chicago, No Fatalities |website=The Daily Voice |date=October 28, 2016 |access-date=October 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029113105/http://thedailyvoicenews.com/2016/10/28/american-airlines-boeing-767-fire-chicago-engine-failure-rejected-takeoff/ |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

; Hijackings
The 767 has been involved in six hijackings, three resulting in loss of life,<ref name=ASN_767_occur/> for a combined total of 282 occupant fatalities.<ref name=ASN_767_stats/> On November 23, 1996, [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961]], a 767-200ER, was hijacked and crash-landed in the [[Indian Ocean]] near the [[Comoro Islands]] after running out of fuel, killing 125 out of the 175 persons on board;<ref name=ey961>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19961123-0 |title=Hijacking description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |date=March 7, 2009 |access-date=January 19, 2011}}</ref> this was a rare example of occupants surviving a [[Water landing#Airplane water ditchings|land-based aircraft ditching on water]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/01/16/air.crash.ditching/index.html |title=Previous jet ditchings yielded survival lessons |publisher=CNN |author=Lendon, Brad |date=January 16, 2009 |access-date=February 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-01-15/local/17913592_1_plane-st-maarten-pilot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612044936/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-01-15/local/17913592_1_plane-st-maarten-pilot |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 12, 2012 |title=A very rare happy ending in Hudson River plane crash |work=New York Daily News |first=Dave |last=Goldiner |date=January 15, 2009 |access-date=August 19, 2011}}</ref> Two 767s were involved in the [[September 11 attacks]] on the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] in 2001, resulting in the [[Collapse of the World Trade Center|collapse of its two main towers]]. [[American Airlines Flight 11]], a 767-200ER, crashed into the North Tower, killing all 92 people on board, and [[United Airlines Flight 175]], a {{not a typo|767-200}}, crashed into the South Tower, with the death of all 65 on board. In addition, more than 2,600 people were killed in the towers or on the ground.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/23/world/threats-responses-excerpts-report-sept-11-commission-unity-purpose.html |title=Threats and Responses; Excerpts from the Report of the Sept. 11 Commission: 'A Unity of Purpose' |work=The New York Times |date=July 23, 2004 |access-date=January 22, 2011}}</ref> A failed [[2001 shoe bomb attempt|shoe bomb attempt]] in December 2001 involved an American Airlines 767-300ER.<ref name=NYTimes_Shoe_Bomber_sentenced>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/us/threats-responses-bomb-plot-unrepentant-shoe-bomber-given-life-sentence-for.html |title=Threats and Responses: The Bomb Plot: Unrepentant Shoe Bomber Is Given a Life Sentence |last=Belluck |first=Pam |date=January 31, 2003 |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/screening/index.shtm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511230241/http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/screening/index.shtm |archive-date=May 11, 2011 |title=TSA Travel Assistant |publisher=US Transportation Security Administration |date=September 26, 2006 |access-date=January 20, 2011}}</ref>

===Incidents===<!--notable only -->
The 767's first incident was [[Gimli Glider|Air Canada Flight 143]], a {{not a typo|767-200}}, on July 23, 1983. The airplane ran out of fuel at an altitude of about 41,000 feet. Eventually, the pilots had to glide with both engines out for almost {{convert|43|nmi}} to an emergency landing at [[Gimli, Manitoba]], Canada. The pilots used the aircraft's [[ram air turbine]] to power the [[Hydraulics|hydraulic]] systems for aerodynamic control. There were no fatalities and only minor injuries.<ref name=ASN_767_Gimli_Glider>{{cite web |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19830723-0 |title=Boeing 767 C-GAUN incident at Gimli Airport, MB, Canada |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |date= |access-date=June 5, 2021}}</ref> This aircraft was nicknamed "Gimli Glider" after its landing site. The aircraft, registered as C-GAUN, continued flying for [[Air Canada]] until its retirement in January 2008.<ref name="gimli">{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/storied-gimli-glider-on-final-approach/article666567/ |title=Storied 'Gimli Glider' on final approach |date=January 24, 2008 |work=Globe and Mail |access-date=August 18, 2011}}</ref>

In January 2014, the U.S. [[Federal Aviation Administration]] issued a directive that ordered inspections of the elevators on more than 400 767s beginning in March 2014; the focus was on [[fastener]]s and other parts that can fail and cause the elevators to jam. The issue was first identified in 2000 and has been the subject of several Boeing service bulletins. The inspections and repairs are required to be completed within six years.<ref>[https://archive.today/20140421065713/http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB20001424052702303277704579344782977995904] Pasztor, Andy. ''FAA orders safety checks on Boeing 767s''. The Wall Street Journal, January 27, 2014, p. B3</ref> The aircraft has also had multiple occurrences of "uncommanded escape slide inflation" during maintenance or operations,<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/faa-proposes-fixes-to-boeing-767-emergency-escape-slides-1451607836 "FAA Proposes Fixes to Boeing 767 Emergency Escape Slides"]. The Wall Street Journal</ref> and during flight.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19821026&id=CrlaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yl0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2611,2550054]. St. Petersburg Times</ref><ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/30/travel/united-airlines-slide-deploy/index.html "Evacuation slide deploys midair on United flight"]. CNN, July 1, 2014</ref> In late 2015, the FAA issued a preliminary directive to address the issue.<ref>[http://skift.com/2016/01/03/faa-targets-767-escape-slides-that-deploy-when-they-arent-supposed-to/ FAA Targets 767 Escape Slides That Deploy When They Aren't Supposed To] (Skift)</ref>