# NTSB DCA19WA020: Airbus A330, N817NW, Paris, France, October 31, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: October 31, 2018, 09:44 local (09:44 UTC)
- Place: Paris, France
- Coordinates: 48.998889, 2.560277 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9989&lon=2.5603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi-to runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA19WA020
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98580/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA020

## Sequence of events

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

- [Taxi-to runway: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Airbus A330-323, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=3940030), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N817NW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N817NW), registered now, S/N 0843, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Airbus A330 (323)
- Registry model: [Airbus A330-323](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-323) (registry code 3940030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4168A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4168a) (registry code 51510, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0843
- Year built: 2007
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Delta Air Lines
- Registered owner: Delta Air Lines Inc

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: F-GZCI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330 (200)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Air France

## Other investigations on N817NW (1)

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.

- [NTSB DCA18CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18CA102), Feb 24, 2018: Airbus A330 323 (N817NW), Minneapolis, MN, no damage. Probable cause: an inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.

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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