# NTSB DCA20WA142: Boeing 737, Tokyo, Japan, August 29, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 29, 2020
- Place: Tokyo, Japan
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 76 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA20WA142
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101890/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA142

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The JTSB of Japan has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on August 29, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the JTSB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the JTSB of Japan.

## Aircraft

- Registration: JA73NM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (800)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial 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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