# NTSB DCA15WA198: Boeing 777, Miami, FL, September 16, 2015

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 15, 2015, 20:30 local (Sep 16, 2015, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Miami, FL
- Coordinates: 25.780147, -80.199722 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7801&lon=-80.1997&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 279 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA15WA198
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92029/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA198

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has delegated the investigation of an incident involving a Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300, that occurred on September 15, 2015, to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Qatar. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CAA 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 Qatar CAA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: A7-BAC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777 (300)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Qatar Airways
- Registered owner: Qatar Airways
- 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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