# NTSB DCA15WA009: Mcdonnell Douglas MD80 - 80, Maiquetia, Vargas, Venezuela, October 11, 2014

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 11, 2014, 18:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Maiquetia, Vargas, Venezuela
- 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): 90248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA15WA009
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90248/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA009

## Factual narrative

The Director General para la Prevencion e Investigacion de Accidentes Aereos of the Republica Bolivariana De Venezuela has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration YV2971, which occurred on October 11, 2014. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the Director General para la Prevencion e Investigacion de Accidentes Aereos.

## Aircraft

- Registration: YV2971 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD80 - 80 (80)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 53472
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: Unknown

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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