DCA19WA222

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Narita, Japan · May 2, 2019

Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigation
Date
May 2, 2019
Place
Narita, Japan
Injuries
1 serious, 185 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
HL8021Boeing 737
Defining event
Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
101301

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

Turbulence encounterEnroute-descentAll aircraft: 423 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The government of Japan has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on May 02, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Japan's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Japan.

Aircraft

Registration
HL8021
Reported as
Boeing 737 (8GJ)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
34899
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Registered owner
Tway Airlines