Boeing 737 B-5498

Summary

On 16 August 2018 at about 02:00 local time, a Boeing 737 registered B-5498, operated by Xiamen Airlines, was involved in an accident near Manila, Philippines. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 August 2018 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Manila, Philippines

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

B-5498

Category

Airplane

Operator

Xiamen Airlines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

DCA18WA268

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 CAA of the Philippines has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on August 16, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CAA's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as State of Manufacture of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by the CAA of the Philippines.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.