# NTSB DCA16WA122: Boeing 737, Malaga, Spain, March 12, 2016

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 12, 2016
- Place: Malaga, Spain
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA122
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92955/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA122

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-descent: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 346 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Spain has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on March 12, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Spain's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Spain.

## Aircraft

- Registration: LN-NHG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (8JP)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 41139
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Norwegian Air Shuttle
- Registered owner: Norwegian Air Shuttle

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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