# NTSB DCA18WA029: Canadair CL 600 2A12, N45WL, Caracas, Venezuela, December 4, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 4, 2017, 14:38 local (14:38 UTC)
- Place: Caracas, Venezuela
- Coordinates: 10.604166, -66.998886 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=10.6042&lon=-66.9989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18WA029
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96429/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA029

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Canadair CL-600-2A12, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=1900304), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Venezuela has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CANADAIR LTD CL 600 2A12 airplane that occurred on December 04, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Venezuela's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Venezuela.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45WL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45WL), registered now, S/N 3004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CANADAIR LTD CL 600 2A12 (601)
- Registry model: [Canadair CL-600-2A12](https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-cl-600-2a12) (registry code 1900304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 3004
- Engines: ; 
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Willis Lease Finance Corp

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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