DCA25WA283

NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A321 · Madrid, Spain · August 3, 2025

Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
August 3, 2025, 14:44 local (12:44 UTC)
Place
Madrid, Spain · departure airport
Injuries
6 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
EC-OOJAirbus A321
Defining event
Enroute-climb to cruise: Birdstrike
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
FAA/AVP110, GE Aerospace
Case key
200729

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

BirdstrikeEnroute-climb to cruiseAll aircraft: 253 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
EC-OOJ
Reported as
Airbus A321 (253NY)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
12375
Engines
CFM LEAP-1A, turbo fanCFM LEAP-1A, turbo fan
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Iberia
Registered owner
Iberia
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
LEMD · Madrid, OF
Destination
LFPO · Paris, OF