DCA18WA136

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Ballina/Byron Gateway Aerodome, Australia · February 18, 2018

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
February 18, 2018
Place
Ballina/Byron Gateway Aerodome, Australia
Injuries
174 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
unknownBoeing 737
Defining event
Enroute: Navigation error
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
97041

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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 Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on February 18, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Australia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the ATSB.

Aircraft

Registration
unknown
Reported as
Boeing 737 (8FE)
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport