# NTSB DCA13WA144: Airbus Industrie A300B4-622R, N721FD, Luton, United Kingdom, August 25, 2013

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 25, 2013, 13:49 local (13:49 UTC)
- Place: Luton, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA13WA144
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87910/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA144

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus Industrie A300 B4-622R, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=3930312), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A300 operated by Federal Express Corp, which occurred on August 25, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of the Operator.All investigative information will be released by the AAIB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N721FD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N721FD), registered now, S/N 477 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A300B4-622R
- Registry model: [Airbus Industrie A300 B4-622R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-622r) (registry code 3930312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 477
- Engines: turbo fan; turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Operator: Federal Express Corp
- Registered owner: Federal Express Corp
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

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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