# NTSB DCA17WA170: Airbus A320 214, N742AV, Cali, Colombia, July 3, 2017

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 3, 2017, 08:00 local (08:00 UTC)
- Place: Cali, Colombia
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Navigation error](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/280)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 156 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA17WA170
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95794/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA170

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-descent: Navigation error](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/280) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus A320-214, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/280/sequence.md?model=3940006), [All aircraft, 21 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/280/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Grupo de Investigacion de Accidentes of Colombia has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a AIRBUS A320 214 airplane that occurred on July 03, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Colombia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Colombia.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N742AV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N742AV), registered now, S/N 6692, built 2015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320 214 (214)
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-214](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-214) (registry code 3940006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56-5B4/3 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b4-3-series) (registry code 13090, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 6692
- Engines: CFM INTL CFM56-5B4/3; CFM INTL CFM56-5B4/3
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Avianca
- Registered owner: Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

## Other investigations on N742AV (1)

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.

- [NTSB DCA22WA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA023), Oct 8, 2021: Airbus A320-214 (N742AV), Ibague, Colombia, incident

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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