DCA14WA176

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing Boeing 737-8AS · Tarragona, Spain · June 23, 2014

Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigation
Date
June 23, 2014, 16:30 local (16:30 UTC)
Place
Tarragona, Spain
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
EI-ENBBoeing Boeing 737-8AS
Defining event
Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
90512

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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.

Turbulence encounterEnroute-descentAll aircraft: 423 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The CIAIAC of Spain has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-8AS airplane that occurred on June 23, 2014. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC's 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 CIAIAC.

Aircraft

Registration
EI-ENB
Reported as
Boeing Boeing 737-8AS (8AS)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
40289
Engines
CFM CFM56-7BCFM CFM56-7B
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Ryanair
Registered owner
Ryanair
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
Dublin
Destination
Tarragona
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
Tarragona