LATAM Airlines Flight 800

LATAM Airlines Flight 800
The aircraft involved in the accident pictured in 2023
Accident
Date11 March 2024
SummaryIn-flight upset
SiteTasman Sea, west of Auckland, New Zealand
37°3′55″S 168°3′46″E / 37.06528°S 168.06278°E / -37.06528; 168.06278
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 787-9
OperatorLATAM Airlines
IATA flight No.LA800
ICAO flight No.LAN800
Call signLAN CHILE 800
RegistrationCC-BGG
Flight originSydney Kingsford Smith Airport, Sydney, Australia
StopoverAuckland Airport, Auckland, New Zealand
DestinationArturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago, Chile
Occupants272
Passengers263
Crew9
Fatalities0
Injuries50
Survivors272

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.