# NTSB ENG26WA030: Airbus A321, Zapote del Valle, Mexico, June 13, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: June 13, 2026, 12:46 local (12:46 UTC)
- Place: Zapote del Valle, Mexico
- Coordinates: 20.524939, -103.3095
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.5249&lon=-103.3095&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
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG26WA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203504/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26WA030

## 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-VXJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: VivaAeroBus

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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