Boeing B737 N279AD

Summary

On 5 April 2013 at about 10:29 local time, a Boeing B737 registered N279AD was involved in an incident near Guatemala City, Guatemala. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 April 2013 at 10:29

Classification

Incident

Location

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing B737

Registration

N279AD

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

DCA13WA072

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On 5 April 2013, at approximately 1029 local time, a Boeing 737-4Q8, registration N279AD, ingested a turkey vulture in the right engine during takeoff from La Aurora Airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala. Inspection of the airplane revealed damage to the first stage compressor of the right engine. There were no injuries. The incident is being investigated by the Departamento de Accidentes e Incidentes of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) of Guatemala. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Design and Manufacture of the aircraft. All inquiries should be directed to the DGAC at: Departamento de Accidentes e Incidentes Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) 9 Ave. 14-75 Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora zona 13 www.dgacguate.com

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.