# NTSB ENG18RA012: Embraer ERJ190, Mar Del Plata, Argentina, January 29, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 29, 2018, 18:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place: Mar Del Plata, Argentina
- Coordinates: -37.933055, -57.581943
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-37.9331&lon=-57.5819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi: Aircraft structural failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 101 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG18RA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96710/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG18RA012

## Factual narrative

The Junta de Investigacion de Accidentes de Avicion Civil (JIAAC) Republica Argentina has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Embraer ERJ 190 which occurred on January 29, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a US Accredited Representative to assist the JIAAC investigation in accordance with ICAO Annex 13 as the state of manufacturer and design of the component. All investigative information will be released by the JIAAC.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Taxi: Aircraft structural failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/337) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: LV-CID (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ190
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 19000409
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Austral Lineas Aeras Cielos Del Sur S.A
- Registered owner: Austral Lineas Aeras Cielos Del Sur S.A
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: SAZM, Mar Del Plata
- Airport: SAZM, Astor Piazzola International
- Equipment: Unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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