- Date
- July 31, 2018, 20:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Durango, Mexico
- Injuries
- 16 serious, 26 minor, 60 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- XA-GALEmbraer ERJ190
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Windshear or thunderstorm
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 97950
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.
Windshear or thunderstormAll aircraft: 224 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an Embraer E-190, which occurred on July 31, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the engine. All investigative information will be released by the DCAC of Mexico.
Aircraft
- Registration
- XA-GAL
- Reported as
- Embraer ERJ190
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19000173
- Engines
- General Electric CF34-10E6, 18,820 lbs thrust, turbo fanGeneral Electric CF34-10E6, 18,820 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- AeroMexico
- Registered owner
- SA de CV
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- MMDO · Durango
- Destination
- MMMX · Mexico City
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MMDO · General Guadalupe Victoria Int, runway 03, 9,514 × ft, asphalt