# NTSB DCA13WA109: Boeing 737-800, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 15, 2013

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 15, 2013, 04:20 local (04:20 UTC)
- Place: Thessaloniki, Greece
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi: Runway incursion veh/AC/person](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/320)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 161 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA13WA109
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87220/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA109

## Sequence of events

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

- [Taxi: Runway incursion veh/AC/person](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/320) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 104 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/320/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board (AAIASB) of Greece, has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737-800 that occurred on June 15, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIASB 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 AAIASB. Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board Ex. American Base Building 221 Helliniko GR 167 01 Athens Greece Tel.: (30) 210 960 8090 Fax: (30) 210 961-7137 Website: www.aaiasb.gr

## Aircraft

- Registration: SU-BPZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-800
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Operator: Astra Airlines
- Registered owner: Amc Airlines,
- Airport: LGTS, Thessaloniki International

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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