Airbus A319 incident near Panama City, Pa, January 23, 2020
On January 23, 2020 at about 8:45 am local time, a Airbus A319, registered N703AV, was involved in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Panama City. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 112 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
- January 23, 2020 · about 8:45 am local time
- Place
- Panama City, Panama
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 112 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A319 132 · all A319s on the register
- Registration
- N703AV · no longer on the register · serial 5406
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The government of Panama has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Airbus A319 airplane that occurred on January 23, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Panama's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Panama.
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
- Inflight upset during enroute (cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 166,449 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Iae V2524-A5 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Iae V2524-A5 (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 | 2 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 108 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.
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.