# NTSB DCA16WA189: Boeing 737, Launceston, Australia, June 17, 2016

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 17, 2016, 01:52 local (01:52 UTC)
- Place: Launceston, Australia
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA189
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93451/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA189

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 that occurred on June 17, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ATSB's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of manufacturer of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the ATSB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-XMO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage

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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