DCA17WA198

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Adelaide, Australia · September 13, 2017

Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigation
Date
September 13, 2017
Place
Adelaide, Australia
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
UNKBoeing 737
Defining event
Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
96041

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Turbulence encounterEnroute-descentAll aircraft: 423 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The ATSB of Australia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on September 13, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Australia's 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 ATSB.

Aircraft

Registration
UNK
Reported as
Boeing 737
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage