Boeing 737 VH-YIW

Summary

On 23 April 2016 at about 09:00 local time, a Boeing 737 registered VH-YIW was involved in an incident near Apia, American Samoa. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 April 2016 at 09:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Apia, American Samoa

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

VH-YIW

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

DCA16WA244

Injuries not recorded.

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

The government of American Samoa has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on April 23, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of American Samoa's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of American Samoa.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.