# NTSB ENG23WA018: Airbus A321, Guadalajara, Mexico, February 9, 2023

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: February 9, 2023, 00:25 local (00:25 UTC)
- Place: Guadalajara, Mexico
- Coordinates: 20.680085, -103.35166
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.6801&lon=-103.3517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: P&W/IAE Flight Safety
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG23WA018
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106754/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG23WA018

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: XA-VSY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321 (271NX)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 11178
- Year built: 2022
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Volaris
- Registered owner: Volaris
- Departed: MMGL, Guadalajara, OF
- Destination: Tijuana, OF

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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