# NTSB DCA13WA070: Boeing 737, Brisbane, Australia, February 25, 2013

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 25, 2013, 00:00 local (00:00 UTC)
- Place: Brisbane, Australia
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Air traffic event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA13WA070
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86583/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA070

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Air traffic event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 115 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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