# NTSB DCA21WA098: Airbus A320-214, N740AV, Bogata, Colombia, October 4, 2020

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: October 4, 2020, 15:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place: Bogata, Colombia
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi-to runway: Airport occurrence](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 102783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA21WA098
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/102783/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21WA098

## Sequence of events

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

- [Taxi-to runway: Airport occurrence](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus A320-214, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070/sequence.md?model=3940006), [All aircraft, 56 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/070/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N740AV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N740AV), registered now, S/N 6411, built 2015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-214
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-214](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-214) (registry code 3940006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56-5B4/3 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b4-3-series) (registry code 13090, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 6411
- Year built: 2015
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial

## Other investigations on N740AV (1)

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.

- [NTSB ENG23WA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG23WA042), Sep 13, 2023: Airbus A320 (N740AV), Enroute Bogota - Barranquilla, Colombia, incident, no damage

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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