# NTSB DCA13WA080: Boeing 747-400, N119UA, Melbourne, Australia, April 22, 2013

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 22, 2013, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Melbourne, Australia
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 146 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA13WA080
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86708/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA080

## Sequence of events

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

- [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 747-400 that occurred on April 22, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ATSB 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. Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Tel.: (61) 2 6230-4408 Website: http://www.atsb.gov.au

## Aircraft

- Registration: N119UA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747-400
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28812
- Engines: P&W PW4000 SER 60000 lbs thrust turbo fan; P&W PW4000 SER 60000 lbs thrust turbo fan; P&W PW4000 SER 60000 lbs thrust turbo fan; P&W PW4000 SER 60000 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Registered owner: United Air Lines Inc

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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