- Date
- August 18, 2019, 08:24 local (08:24 UTC)
- Place
- Ponta Delgada, Portugal
- Injuries
- 159 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N543USBoeing 757
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 100083
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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 government of Portugal has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 757 airplane that occurred on August 18, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Portugal's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Portugal.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N543US
- Reported as
- Boeing 757 (251)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 26490
- Engines
- Pratt & Whitney PW2037, 2,000 horsepower, turbo fanPratt & Whitney PW2037, 2,000 horsepower, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines
- Registered owner
- Delta Air Lines Inc
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.