# NTSB DCA19WA049: Boeing 777, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, December 20, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 20, 2018, 00:00 local (00:00 UTC)
- Place: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Electrical system malf/failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA19WA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98798/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA049

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Electrical system malf/failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 182 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The CENIPA of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 777 airplane that occurred on December 20, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist CENIPA's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as State of Manufacturer of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by CENIPA of Brazil.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PT-MUG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial

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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