DCA13WA070

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Brisbane, Australia · February 25, 2013

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
February 25, 2013, 00:00 local (00:00 UTC)
Place
Brisbane, Australia
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
VH-VYEBoeing 737
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Air traffic event
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
86583

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.

On this page

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.

Air traffic eventEnroute-cruiseAll aircraft: 115 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The Australian Transportation Safety Board (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on February 25, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ATSB's 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 ATSB.

Aircraft

Registration
VH-VYE
Reported as
Boeing 737 (800)
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Virgin Australia
Registered owner
Virgin Australia
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
Melbourne
Destination
Brisbane
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
Brisbane