# NTSB DCA20WA012: Boeing 737, Malta, Malta, October 15, 2019

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 15, 2019, 16:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Malta, Malta
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA20WA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100542/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA012

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 423 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The AAIU of Ireland has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on October 15, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIU of Ireland's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as State of Manufacturer of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by the AAIU of Ireland.

## Aircraft

- Registration: EI-EMA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial

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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