# NTSB DCA18WA154: Embraer S A ERJ170-200LR, N89313, Mexico, April 11, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 11, 2018, 16:59 local (16:59 UTC)
- Place: Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18WA154
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97091/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA154

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LL, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md?model=326041A), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a EMBRAER S A ERJ170-200LR airplane that occurred on April 11, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Mexico.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89313](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89313), registered now, S/N 17000433, built 2014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER S A ERJ170-200LR (200LR)
- Registry model: [Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LL](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-s-a-erj-170-200-ll) (registry code 326041A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF34-8E5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (registry code 30061, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17000433
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: United Airlines Inc
- Registered owner: United Airlines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

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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