# NTSB DCA13RA001: Boeing 737, Antalya, Türkiye, October 14, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 14, 2012
- Place: Antalya, Türkiye
- Phase of flight: [Pushback/towing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/200) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Pushback/tow-engine start-up: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor, 195 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA13RA001
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85318/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13RA001

## Sequence of events

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

- [Pushback/tow-engine start-up: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), of the Republic of Turkey, has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-800 that occurred on October 14, 2012. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGCA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the DGCA. Directorate of Civil Aviation Gazi Mustafa Kemal Bulvari No:128/A 06570 Maltepe ANKARA/TURKEY Phone (Central) : (+90312) 203 60 00 Fax : (+90312) 212 46 84

## Aircraft

- Registration: TC-TJK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (8KN)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Corendon Airlines

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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