# NTSB DCA27WA009: Airbus A320-214, N207FR, Kingston, Jamaica, October 9, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: October 9, 2026, 07:25 local (07:25 UTC)
- Place: Kingston, Jamaica
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 162 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA27WA009
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203977/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA27WA009

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus A320-214, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md?model=3940006), [All aircraft, 423 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N207FR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N207FR), registered now, S/N 4307, built 2010 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320-214
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-214](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-214) (registry code 3940006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56-5B4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b4-series) (registry code 13010, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Avianca
- Registered owner: Umb Bank Na Trustee

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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