# NTSB DCA14WA176: Boeing Boeing 737-8AS, Tarragona, Spain, June 23, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 23, 2014, 16:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Tarragona, Spain
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA14WA176
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90512/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14WA176

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 423 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: THE BOEING COMPANY BOEING 737-8AS (8AS)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 40289
- Engines: CFM CFM56-7B; CFM 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

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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