- Date
- August 20, 2018, 18:55 local (18:55 UTC)
- Place
- Tapachula, Mexico
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N535VLAirbus A321-271N
- Defining event
- Approach: Birdstrike
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98221
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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 Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AIRBUS A321-271N airplane that occurred on August 20, 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
- N535VL
- Reported as
- Airbus A321-271N (No Series)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8087
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Consecionaria Vuela Compania de Aviacion
- Registered owner
- Wilimington Trust Co Trustee
- 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.