# NTSB DCA17WA094: Canadair CL604, Arabian Sea, A1, January 7, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 7, 2017, 08:40 local (08:40 UTC)
- Place: Arabian Sea, A1
- Coordinates: 14.521111, 65.250556 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=14.5211&lon=65.2506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Aircraft wake turb encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/361)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA17WA094
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95003/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA094

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Aircraft wake turb encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/361) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 37 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/361/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Canadair CL-604, which occurred on January 7, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S Accredited Representative to assist under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All investigative information will be released by the BFU.

## Aircraft

- Registration: D-AMSC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CANADAIR CL604
- Category: Airplane
- Flight: Part 129
- 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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