# NTSB DCA19WA184: Boeing 737, N86534, San Jose, Costa Rica, July 11, 2019

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 11, 2019
- Place: San Jose, Costa Rica
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Tailstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 156 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA19WA184
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99875/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA184

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Tailstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 737-824, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091/sequence.md?model=13844BZ), [All aircraft, 124 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/091/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The CETAC of Costa Rica has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on July 11, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CETAC's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as State of Manufacturer of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by the CETAC of Costa Rica.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86534](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86534), registered now, S/N 62750, built 2016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Boeing 737 (824)
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-824](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-824) (registry code 13844BZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56-7B27E/F series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b27e-f-series) (registry code 13100, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 62750
- Engines: Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E/F; Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E/F
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: United Airlines
- Registered owner: United Airlines Inc
- Departed: San Jose
- Destination: KEWR, Newark

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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