# NTSB ENG26WA028: Airbus A321, Ciudad de México, Mexico, May 4, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: May 3, 2026, 18:20 local (May 4, 2026, 00:20 UTC)
- Place: Ciudad de México, Mexico · Annex 13 notification
- Coordinates: 19.4235, -99.087 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.4235&lon=-99.0870&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: DAAIA - AFAC Mexico
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203437
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG26WA028
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203437/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26WA028

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: XA-VXK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321 (271NX)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 11381
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW1133GA-JM geared turbofan; Pratt & Whitney PW1133GA-JM geared turbofan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Viva Aerobus
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Airport: MMMX, Mexico City Airport, runway 5L, 12,966 ×  ft, asphalt

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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