Airbus A320 incident near Mexico City, Mx, March 13, 2016
On March 13, 2016 at about 7:20 pm local time, a Airbus A320, registered XAVLD, was involved in an incident during approach near Mexico City. No one was hurt.
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
- March 13, 2016 · about 7:20 pm local time
- Place
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A320 233 · all A320s on the register
- Registration
- XAVLD · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Dirección General de Aviación Civil of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AIRBUS A320-233 that occurred on March 13, 2016. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the engine. All investigative information will be released by: Dirección General de Aviación Civil of Mexico, Dirección de Analisis de Accidentes e Incidente de Aviación Secretaria de Communicasiones y Transportes Blvd Adolfo Lopez Mateos 1990, Col. Los Alpes Tlacopac, Delegación Alvaro Obregon, Mexico D.F., C.P. 01010 Investigator In Charge: Capt. Oscar Roberto Chapa Rivera Tel: 55 57239300 ext. 18548 E-mail: ochapari@sct.gob.mx
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
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during approach defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
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.