- Date
- December 12, 2018
- Place
- Tijuana, Mexico
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- XA-ADVBoeing 737
- Defining event
- Approach: Aircraft structural failure
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98772
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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 DGAC of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on December 12, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGAC's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as State of Manufacturer of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by the DGAC of Mexico.
Aircraft
- Registration
- XA-ADV
- Reported as
- Boeing 737 (800)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Aeromexico
- Registered owner
- Aeromexico
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- Guadalajara
- Destination
- Tijuana
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Tijuana
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 23, 2019, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 2.5 MB in all.