# NTSB DCA26WA177: Airbus A320-232, N794JB, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, April 4, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Foreign
- Date: April 4, 2026, 12:14 local (16:14 UTC)
- Place: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · 6120
- Coordinates: 18.567, -68.363 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.5670&lon=-68.3630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 165 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Parties: BEA, FAA AVP-110, Airbus, EASA, JetBlue
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26WA177
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202786/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA177

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus A320-232, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md?model=3940004), [All aircraft, 423 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N794JB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N794JB), registered now, S/N 4904, built 2011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-232
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (registry code 3940004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [IAE V2527E-A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2527e-a5) (registry code 34605, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4904
- Year built: 2011
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Jetblue Airways Corp
- Registered owner: Jetblue Airways Corp
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: KJFK, New York, NY
- Destination: KPUJ, Punta Cana
- Flight plan: IFR
- Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot, Data recorder, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B

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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