# NTSB DCA18RA253: Embraer ERJ190, Durango, Mexico, July 31, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 31, 2018, 20:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place: Durango, Mexico
- Location: 24.1255° N, 104.5279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (MMDO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.1255&lon=-104.5279&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Windshear or thunderstorm](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/390)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 16 serious, 26 minor, 60 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18RA253
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97950/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18RA253

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Windshear or thunderstorm](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/390) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 224 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/390/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ190
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 19000173
- Engines: General Electric CF34-10E6 18820 lbs thrust turbo fan; General Electric CF34-10E6 18820 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

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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