- Date
- April 5, 2013
- Place
- Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N279ADBoeing B737
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Birdstrike
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 86632
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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
On 5 April 2013, at approximately 1029 local time, a Boeing 737-4Q8, registration N279AD, ingested a turkey vulture in the right engine during takeoff from La Aurora Airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala. Inspection of the airplane revealed damage to the first stage compressor of the right engine. There were no injuries. The incident is being investigated by the Departamento de Accidentes e Incidentes of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) of Guatemala. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Design and Manufacture of the aircraft. All inquiries should be directed to the DGAC at: Departamento de Accidentes e Incidentes Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) 9 Ave. 14-75 Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora zona 13 www.dgacguate.com
Aircraft
- Registration
- N279AD
- Reported as
- Boeing B737 (4Q8)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 129
- Registered owner
- Msa V
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.