# NTSB DCA16WA178: Airbus A320, Lisbon, Portugal, May 21, 2016

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 21, 2016
- Place: Lisbon, Portugal
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA178
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93313/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA178

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

Gabinete de Prerencao e Investigacao de Acidentes com Aeronaves (GPIAA) Portugal has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AIRBUS A320 airplane that occurred on May 21, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Portugal's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the GPIAA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: CS-TNP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: TAP Air Portugal
- 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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