# NTSB DCA19WA057: Boeing 747-428, N919CA, Delhi Airspace, India, December 21, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 21, 2018, 23:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place: Delhi Airspace, India
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Air traffic event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA19WA057
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98865/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA057

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Air traffic event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 747-428, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100/sequence.md?model=138493A), [All aircraft, 115 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) of India has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 747, which occurred on December 21, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the India AAIB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N919CA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N919CA), registered now, S/N 25302, built 1991 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747-428 (No Series)
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-428](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-428) (registry code 138493A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-80C2B1F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80c2b1f) (registry code 30106, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25302
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: National Airlines
- Registered owner: Wells Fargo Trust Co Na Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

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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