# NTSB DCA23WA097: Boeing 737-824, N87531, Chiacam, Guatemala, December 18, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: December 18, 2022
- Place: Chiacam, Guatemala
- Coordinates: 15.552986, -90.128383
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=15.5530&lon=-90.1284&mi=10
- 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: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- 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): 106473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA23WA097
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106473/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA097

## 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: [Boeing 737-824, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md?model=13844BZ), [All aircraft, 423 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N87531](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87531), registered now, S/N 39999, built 2011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-824
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-824](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-824) (registry code 13844BZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56-7B26/3 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b26-3-series) (registry code 13073, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 39999
- Year built: 2011
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: United Airlines Inc
- Registered owner: United Airlines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

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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