Airbus A319 - 132 incident near Zurich, Ch, October 17, 2014
On October 17, 2014 at about 8:40 am local time, a Airbus A319 - 132, registered YUAPA, was involved in an incident during takeoff near Zurich (Zürich Airport). It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
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
- October 17, 2014 · about 8:40 am local time
- Place
- Zurich, Switzerland · Zürich Airport
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A319 - 132 132 · all A319 - 132s on the register
- Registration
- YUAPA · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · rules the NTSB did not record
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On October 17, 2014, an Air Serbia Airbus 319-132, registration umber YU-APA, powered by two IAE V2524-A5 turbofan engines experienced a right engine oil leak shortly after departure. The flight crew performed an inflight shutdown of the engine and an air turn back of the airplane where an uneventful single engine landing was performed. This incident is being investigated by the Swiss Accident Investigation Board (SAIB) and the NTSB is participating as the United States Accredited Representative to the SAIB as the state of manufacturer of the engines. For additional details, contact the SAIB at: Swiss Accident Investigation Board SAIB Aviation Division Aéropôle 1 Route de Morens 1530 Payerne Switzerland Tel.: (41) 26 662-3300 (41) 333 333-333 (24-hour — ask for AAIB) E-mail: info@sust.admin.ch Fax: (41) 26 662-3301 http://www.sust.admin.ch/en/sust_kontakt.php
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 defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Iae V2524-A5 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Iae V2524-A5 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Not recorded
- Operator: Air Serbia
The flight
- Departed from: LSZH Zurich
- Destination: LYBE Belgrade
- 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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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.