# NTSB DCA17WA209: Airbus A321 231, N137AA, Christ Church, Barbados, September 15, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 15, 2017
- Place: Christ Church, Barbados
- Coordinates: 13.074444, -59.492778 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=13.0744&lon=-59.4928&mi=10
- 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
- Injuries: 143 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA17WA209
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96073/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA209

## 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: [Airbus A321-231, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091/sequence.md?model=3940032), [All aircraft, 124 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091/sequence.md)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N137AA), registered now, S/N 6647, built 2015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321 231 (231)
- Registry model: [Airbus A321-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (registry code 3940032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [IAE V2533-A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2533-a5) (registry code 34611, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 6647
- Engines: IAE V2533-A5 11990 horsepower turbo fan; IAE V2533-A5 11990 horsepower turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines
- Registered owner: American Airlines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: 90° at 12 knots
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter: 29.97 inHg

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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