DCA25WA343

NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A320 · Catania, Italy · September 20, 2025

Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
September 20, 2025, 21:57 local (21:57 UTC)
Place
Catania, Italy · Departure end of rwy 8, Location estimate from Google Maps
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
CN-NMLAirbus A320
Defining event
Initial climb: Low altitude operation/event
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
ANSV, FAA AVP-110, BEA France
Case key
201805

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
CN-NML
Reported as
Airbus A320 (214)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
4848
Built
2011
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Air Arabia Maroc
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport