- Date
- September 13, 2017, 00:00 local (00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- YV-268TBoeing 737
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Flight control sys malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 96042
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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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.
Flight control sys malf/failAll aircraft: 410 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The DGAC of Venezuela has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on September 13, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGAC'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 DGAC of Venezuela.
Aircraft
- Registration
- YV-268T
- Reported as
- Boeing 737
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 23099