DCA23WA369

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 757-232 · San Salvador, El Salvador · July 17, 2023

Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
July 17, 2023, 14:40 local (14:40 UTC)
Place
San Salvador, El Salvador · Airport Location
Injuries
200 uninjured
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N684DABoeing 757-232
Defining event
Taxi: Landing gear collapse
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
192658

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Aircraft

Registration
N684DA
Reported as
Boeing 757-232
Category
Airplane
Serial number
27104
Built
1993
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Delta Air Lines Inc
Registered owner
Delta Air Lines Inc
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Destination
LAX · Los Angeles, CA
Airport
MSLP · El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez

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