Airbus A319 incident near Bogota, CO, December 11, 2015
On December 11, 2015, a Airbus A319, registered N593FL, was involved in an incident during enroute (climb to cruise) near Bogota. 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
- December 11, 2015
- Place
- Bogota, Colombia
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A319 111 · all A319s on the register
- Registration
- N593FL · registry record · serial 2367
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On December 11, 2015, an Avianca Airbus A318-111, N593EL, equipped with CFMI CFM56-5 engines, experienced a loss of power from the No. 1 (left) engine. The airplane was operating as Avianca flight AV9398 from Bogota, Colombia to Pasto, Colombia when the engine lost power during the climb. The crew shutdown the engine and returned to Bogota for landing without incident. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Colombia. Further information can be obtained from: Grupo Investigación de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil Av. Eldorado #103-23 Bogota, Colombia Fax: (57-1) 296-2013 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Colombia.
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 (total) during enroute (climb to cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Cfmi CFM56-5B (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Cfmi CFM56-5B (turbofan); 0 hours total
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.