- Date
- April 12, 2018, 02:36 local (02:36 UTC)
- Place
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- XA-BAVAirbus A320
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Birdstrike
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98500
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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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.
BirdstrikeAll aircraft: 253 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a AIRBUS A320 airplane that occurred on April 12, 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-BAV
- Reported as
- Airbus A320 (214)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5372
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- ABC Aerolineas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport