Airbus A330 - 223 incident near Melbourne, Australia, Au, May 6, 2014
On May 6, 2014 at about 10:52 am local time, a 1999 Airbus A330 - 223, registered VNA371, suffered minor damage in an incident during takeoff (rejected takeoff) near Melbourne, Australia (Melbourne Aerodrome airport). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 6, 2014 · about 10:52 am local time
- Place
- Melbourne, Australia, Australia · Melbourne Aerodrome · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A330 - 223 223, built 1999 · all A330 - 223s on the register
- Registration
- VNA371 · no longer on the register · serial 275
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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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
- Loss of engine power (partial) during takeoff (rejected takeoff) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4168A (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Vietnam Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: MEL Melbourne
- Destination: SGN Ho Chi Mihn Cit
- Flight plan: not recorded
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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