# NTSB DCA09WA015: Boeing 747, Brussels, Belgium, October 27, 2008

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 27, 2008
- Place: Brussels, Belgium
- Location: 50.9014° N, 4.4844° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Brussels Airport (EBBR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=50.9014&lon=4.4844&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA, The Boeing Company
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA09WA015
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69525/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09WA015

## Factual narrative

On October 27, 2008, a Cargo B Boeing 747-200F, registration OO-CBA, experienced a tail strike during takeoff from Brussels International Airport (EBBR), Brussels, Belgium. There were no injuries to the 6 persons onboard, and the airplane received substantial damage. The flight’s intended destination was Dakar-Yoff - Leopol Sedar Senghor International Airport (GOOY) The investigation is being conducted by the Belgium Air Accident Investigation Unit. The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the Country of Manufacture and Design of the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: OO-CBA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747 (200F)
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Cargo B
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: EBBR, Brussels
- Destination: GOOY, Dakae
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: EBBR, Brussels International Airport

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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