DCA15WA043

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737-800 · London, United Kingdom · December 17, 2014

Accident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
December 17, 2014, 06:05 local (06:05 UTC)
Place
London, United Kingdom
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Prior to flight
Aircraft
EI-EBRBoeing 737-800
Defining event
Prior to flight: Ground collision
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
90532

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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.

Ground collisionPrior to flightAll aircraft: 618 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The United Kingdom's Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB), has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-800 that occurred on December 17, 2014. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB 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 United Kingdom's AAIB.

Aircraft

Registration
EI-EBR
Reported as
Boeing 737-800
Category
Airplane
Serial number
37530
Damage
Substantial damage