Event DCA18WA278

2018-08-20 Tapachula, Mexico None 1 aircraft Status: N/A

Registry · N535VL

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AIRBUS A321-271N

Year of manufacture

2018 · 0 years old at event

TCDS

A28NM · AIRBUS SAS

Engine

IAE PW1133G-JM

Seats / Engines

222 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20180426

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A6C4E6

Registrant of record

WILMINGTON TRUST CO TRUSTEE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N535VL Airbus A321-271N None

Factual narrative

The government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AIRBUS A321-271N airplane that occurred on August 20, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Mexico. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2018_DCA18WA278.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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