- Date
- January 24, 2012, 03:58 local (03:58 UTC)
- Place
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- EC-JJSMcdonnell Douglas MD80
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown: Miscellaneous/other
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 82738
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an MD-80 that occurred on January 24, 2012. The ACAA delegated the investigation to the Spanish Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC). The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the CIAIAC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- EC-JJS
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas MD80 (80)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Swift Air
- Registered owner
- Swift Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport; Standard, Normal
- Airport
- Kabul