- Date
- August 27, 2019, 08:48 local (08:48 UTC)
- Place
- Beijing, China
- Injuries
- 162 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Prior to flight
- Aircraft
- B-5958Airbus A330
- Defining event
- Prior to flight: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 100253
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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.
Fire/smoke (non-impact)All aircraft: 504 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of China has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a AIRBUS A330 airplane that occurred on August 27, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of China's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of China.
Aircraft
- Registration
- B-5958
- Reported as
- Airbus A330
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Air China
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport