# NTSB DCA17WA152: Boeing 737, Baraloche, Argentina, February 13, 2017

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 13, 2017, 16:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place: Baraloche, Argentina
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Tailstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95611
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA17WA152
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95611/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA152

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Tailstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 124 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Junta de Investigacion de Acidentes de Aviacion Civil (JIAAC) of Argentina has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737-800, which occurred on February 13, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the JIAAC 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 the JIAAC.

## Aircraft

- Registration: LV-FUA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (800)
- Category: Airplane
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Aerolineas Argentineas S.A
- Registered owner: Aerolineas Argentineas S.A
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Airport: SAZS, San Carlos de Bariloche Airpor

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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