Airbus A320-211 C-FTJP

Summary

On 29 March 2015 at about 03:30 local time, a Airbus A320-211 registered C-FTJP, operated by Air Canada, was involved in an accident near Halifax, Canada. 138 people were on board and 28 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 March 2015 at 03:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Halifax, Canada

Nearest airport

Halifax Stanfield Internationa (CYHZ)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A320-211

Registration

C-FTJP

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Air Canada

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Toronto → Halifax

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

NTSB number

ENG15WA026

28 people had minor injuries.

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 29 March 2015, an Air Canada Airbus A320-200 aircraft (registration C-FTJP) clipped a power line and approach lights short of Runway 05 at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) unit, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist the TSB. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the TSB of Canada at: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.