# NTSB DCA19WA216: Airbus A321, N958JB, Nassau, Bahamas, September 11, 2019

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 11, 2019
- Place: Nassau, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 180 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA19WA216
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100276/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA216

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus A321-231, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md?model=3940032), [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Bahamas has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Airbus A321 airplane that occurred on September 11, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Bahamas's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Bahamas.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N958JB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N958JB), registered now, S/N 6859, built 2015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Airbus A321 (231)
- Registry model: [Airbus A321-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (registry code 3940032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [IAE V2533-A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2533-a5) (registry code 34611, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 6859
- Engines: Iae V2533-A5 11990 horsepower turbo fan; Iae V2533-A5 11990 horsepower turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Jetblue Airways
- Registered owner: Jetblue Airways Corp
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 20190911015639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190911015639I), Sep 11, 2019: Airbus A321-231, Nassau, No damage. On September 11, 2019, jetblue flight 1706, an Airbus 321-231, registration number N958JB, operating a passenger revenue flight from santa domingo airport,…

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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