Airbus A330 incident near Derby, Au, May 13, 2019
On May 13, 2019 at about 4:38 pm local time, a Airbus A330, registered UNKNOWN, was involved in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Derby. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 244 people were on board or involved.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 13, 2019 · about 4:38 pm local time
- Place
- Derby, Australia · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 244 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A330 203 · all A330s on the register
- Registration
- UNKNOWN · no longer on the register · serial 0976
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of a serious incident involving a AIRBUS A330 airplane that occurred on May 13, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Australia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the ATSB.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Electrical system malf/failure during enroute (cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Ge CF6-80E1A3 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Ge CF6-80E1A3 (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 4 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 238 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under UNKNOWN the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.