DCA15WA080

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 - 8AS · Bordeaux, France · February 25, 2015

Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigation
Date
February 25, 2015, 19:00 local (19:00 UTC)
Place
Bordeaux, France
Injuries
2 serious, 162 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
EI-DACBoeing 737 - 8AS
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Turbulence encounter
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
90798

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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.

Factual narrative

The Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile (BEA) of France has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-800, which occurred on February 25, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BEA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the BEA.

Aircraft

Registration
EI-DAC
Reported as
Boeing 737 - 8AS (8AS)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
29938
Damage
No damage