DCA10WA074

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Girona, Spain · June 7, 2010

Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigation
Date
June 7, 2010, 10:00 local (10:00 UTC)
Place
Girona, Spain
Injuries
1 serious, 167 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
EI-DAXBoeing 737
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
76615

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

On June 7, 2010, at 1000 UTC, a passenger was seriously injured when she fell through the railing of the integral airstair on a Ryanair Boeing 737. The event took place at Girona-Costa Brava Airport, Girona, Spain, as the airplane was being boarded for a flight to Leeds-Bradford International Airport, Leeds, United Kingdom. None of the other 161 passengers or 6 crewmembers were injured. The accident is being investigated by the Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion Civil of Spain.

Aircraft

Registration
EI-DAX
Reported as
Boeing 737
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Ryanair
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
GRO · Girona
Destination
LBA · Leeds-Branford
Flight plan
Unknown
Airport
GRO · Girona-Costa Brava Airport