# NTSB DCA16WA166: Embraer ERJ190, Boston, MA, May 25, 2016

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 25, 2016, 17:40 UTC
- Place: Boston, MA
- Coordinates: 42.359527, -71.060897 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3595&lon=-71.0609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Electrical system malf/failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 65 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA166
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93263/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA166

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Electrical system malf/failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 182 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

Transport Safety Board (TSB) of Canada has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a EMBRAER ERJ190 airplane that occurred on May 25, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Canada's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the TSB of Canada.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-FHOS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ190
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 19000101
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Air Canada
- Registered owner: Air Canada
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: KBOS, Boston, MA
- Destination: CYYZ, Toronto

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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