# NTSB DCA16WA135: Boeing 737-76N, Porto de Moz Municipality, Brazil, March 27, 2016

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 27, 2016
- Place: Porto de Moz Municipality, Brazil
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA135
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93015/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA135

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Brazil Centro de Investigação e Prevenção de Acidentes Aeronáuticos (CENIPA) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-76N that occurred on March 27, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist CENIPA's 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 CENIPA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PR-GOV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING COMPANY 737-76N (76N)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28580
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Vrg Linhas Aereas S.A
- Registered owner: Celestial Aviat.Trading 11 Limited
- 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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