DCA16WA101

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · a Mitad de la Pista del Aeropuerto, Mexico · February 24, 2016

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
February 24, 2016, 20:00 local (20:00 UTC)
Place
a Mitad de la Pista del Aeropuerto, Mexico
Injuries
100 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
C-FIWJBoeing 737
Defining event
Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
92768

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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.

Unknown or undeterminedTakeoff-rejected takeoffAll aircraft: 1,703 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on February 24, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Mexico.

Aircraft

Registration
C-FIWJ
Reported as
Boeing 737 (7CT)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
30712
Engines
turbo fanturbo fan
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Westjet
Registered owner
Westjet
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport