Airbus A320 incident near Varanasi, In, August 9, 2019
On August 9, 2019 at about 6:02 am local time, a Airbus A320, registered VTIZT, was involved in an incident during enroute near Varanasi. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. 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
- August 9, 2019 · about 6:02 am local time
- Place
- Varanasi, India
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A320 271N Neo · all A320s on the register
- Registration
- VTIZT · no longer on the register · serial 8459
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The government of India has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A320 airplane that occurred on August 9, 2019. An IndiGo Air Airbus A320-271N Neo powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM geared turbofan engines experienced a No. 2 (right) engine failure which was preceded by an ENG#2 stall warning and high vibration during the flight from Hyderabad Airport, Indian to Gorakhpur Airport, India. The engine was shutdown, the airplane was diverted to Varanasi Airport, India, and an uneventful landing was made. Post landing engine inspection confirmed a low pressure turbine 3rd stage blade failure. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacturer of the engine to assist the government of India in their investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All investigative information will be released by the government of India.
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 enroute defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 186
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM (gtfn); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM (gtfn); 0 hours total
- Operator: Indigo Air
The flight
- Departed from: HYD Hyderabad
- Destination: GOP Gorakhpur
- Flight plan: IFR
- 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
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.
Other NTSB records under VTIZT the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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.