# NTSB DCA11WA046: Boeing 777, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 17, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 17, 2011, 13:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Location: 55.6179° N, 12.6560° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (EKCH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6179&lon=12.6560&mi=10
- 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): 78924
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA11WA046
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78924/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11WA046

## Factual narrative

On April 17, 2011, about 1300 UTC, a Boeing 777, registered in China as B2078, experienced a tailstrike during a go-around. None of the four flightcrew or one passenger were injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight was registered to and operated by China Cargo Airlines. The investigation is being conducted by the Accident Investigation Board of Denmark. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All inquiries should be directed to the Danish Accident Investigation Board: Accident Investigation Board Langebjergvaenget 21 DK-4000 Roskilde Denmark Website: http://www.aib.dk

## Aircraft

- Registration: B2078 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: China Cargo Airlines
- Registered owner: China Cargo Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: ZSPD
- Destination: EKCH, Copenhagen
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: EKCH, Copenhagen IAP

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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