- Date
- May 3, 2018
- Place
- Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Injuries
- 181 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N396ANBoeing 767 323
- Defining event
- Approach: Loss of engine power (total)
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 97193
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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 government of Ecuador has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 767 323 airplane that occurred on May 03, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Ecuador's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Ecuador.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N396AN
- Reported as
- Boeing 767 323 (323)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 29603
- Engines
- GE CF6-80C2B6, 24,995 horsepower, turbo fanGE CF6-80C2B6, 24,995 horsepower, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Airlines
- Registered owner
- American Airlines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.