- Date
- September 15, 2017
- Place
- Christ Church, Barbados
- Injuries
- 143 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N137AAAirbus A321 231
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown: Tailstrike
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 96073
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Factual narrative
The Barbados Civil Aviation Department has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AIRBUS A321 231 airplane that occurred on September 15, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Barbados's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Barbados.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N137AA
- Reported as
- Airbus A321 231 (231)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6647
- Engines
- IAE V2533-A5, 11,990 horsepower, turbo fanIAE V2533-A5, 11,990 horsepower, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Airlines
- Registered owner
- American Airlines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- 90° at 12 knots
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.97 inHg