# NTSB DCA08RA063: Boeing B747-200, N704CK, Brussels, Belgium, May 25, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 25, 2008, 11:43 local (09:43 UTC)
- Place: Brussels, Belgium
- Coordinates: 50.899289, 4.486984
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=50.8993&lon=4.4870&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA08RA063
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68079/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08RA063

## Preliminary report

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## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 747-209F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md?model=1384800), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md)
- [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Boeing 747-209F, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1384800), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N704CK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704CK-2008-10-27), registration cancelled 2008-10-27, S/N 22299, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Boeing B747-200
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-209F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-209f) (registry code 1384800) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (registry code 52054, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Kalitta Air
- Departed: Brussels
- Destination: Bahrain

## Other investigations on N704CK (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ENG08IA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG08IA022), Apr 20, 2008: Boeing 747 (N704CK), Newark, NJ, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: An engine fire in the No. 3 engine due to the failure of, and subsequent flammable fluid leak from, one of three fuel or hydraulic lines located in the engine's accessory raceway that ignited when…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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