Airbus A321-231, N156AN: Incident occurred July 04, 2021 in Miami, Florida

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:

American Airlines 

https://registry.faa.gov/N156AN

Location: Miami, FL 

Incident Number: DCA21LA176

Date & Time: July 4, 2021, 11:00 Local 

Registration: N156AN

Aircraft: Airbus A321-231 

Injuries: 1 Serious, 180 None

Flight Conducted Under: Part 121: Air carrier - Scheduled

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Airbus 

Registration: N156AN

Model/Series: A321-231

Aircraft Category: Airplane

Amateur Built: No

Operator:

Operating Certificate(s) Held: Flag carrier (121)

Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site:

Condition of Light:

Observation Facility, Elevation: KMIA,29 ft msl 

Observation Time: 11:53 Local

Distance from Accident Site: 1 Nautical Miles

Temperature/Dew Point: 32°C /23°C

Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 2500 ft AGL 

Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 9 knots / , 130°

Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 25000 ft AGL 

Visibility: 10 miles

Altimeter Setting: 30.01 inches Hg 

Type of Flight Plan Filed:

Departure Point: Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (DFW)

Destination: Miami, FL

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Serious, 5 None 

Aircraft Damage: None

Passenger Injuries: 175 None 

Aircraft Fire: None

Ground Injuries: 

Aircraft Explosion: None

Total Injuries: 1 Serious, 180 None

Latitude, Longitude: 25.7932,-80.290604 (est)