DCA18WA296

NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A320 · Tijuana, Mexico · September 26, 2018

Incident · Minor injuriesForeign investigation
Date
September 26, 2018, 21:48 local (21:48 UTC)
Place
Tijuana, Mexico
Injuries
6 minor, 166 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
XA-VOWAirbus A320
Defining event
Enroute: Turbulence encounter
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
98379

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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 incident involving a AIRBUS A320 airplane that occurred on September 26, 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
XA-VOW
Reported as
Airbus A320 (233)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
3543
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport