No fatalities

NTSB Appoints Representative for 2019 Airbus A321 Incident in India

Raipur, India

On November 8, 2019, an AIRBUS A321 operated by Air India was involved in an aviation accident near Raipur, India. No fatalities were reported. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 17 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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AIRBUS A321
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The NTSB appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB of India in investigating a November 2019 incident involving an Airbus A321 with CFM56-5 engines.

Incident Notification and Investigation Authority On November 8, 2019, an incident occurred involving an Airbus A321 airplane equipped with CFMI CFM56-5 engines. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) of India, as the investigating authority, notified the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the event. The source does not specify the aircraft registration, operator, or exact location of the incident. ## U.S. Accredited Representative Under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13, the NTSB appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB's investigation. The NTSB acted in this capacity as the State of Design and Manufacture of the engines involved in the incident. This appointment reflects the international cooperation framework established for aviation accident investigations.