# NTSB DCA23WA302: Boeing 737-8, N8792Q, Havana, Cuba, March 5, 2023

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 3 · Foreign
- Date: March 5, 2023, 17:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place: Havana, Cuba
- Coordinates: 23.108214, -82.377248
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=23.1082&lon=-82.3772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: GE Flight Safety, FAA AVP-100, Senior Manager Safety Investigations Safety & Security at Southwest Airlines, Safran Flight Safety Department, Boeing Air Safety Investigation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA23WA302
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106838/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA302

## 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: [Boeing 737-8, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md?model=13844FZ), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8792Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8792Q), registered now, S/N 67774, built 2022 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-8
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8) (registry code 13844FZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International LEAP-1B28 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-leap-1b28-series) (registry code 13120, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 67774
- Year built: 2022
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Southwest Airlines Co
- Registered owner: Southwest Airlines Co
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: MUHA, Hava
- Destination: KFLL, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, FL

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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