# NTSB DCA15WA106: Boeing Boeing 737-8AS, Lametia, Italy, March 25, 2015

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 25, 2015, 06:30 local (06:30 UTC)
- Place: Lametia, Italy
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA15WA106
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90986/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA106

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The ANSV of Italy has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-8AS airplane that occurred on March 25, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ANSV'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 ANSV.

## Aircraft

- Registration: EI-EGC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: THE BOEING COMPANY BOEING 737-8AS (8AS)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 38492
- Engines: 5023673 CFM56-7B; 5023673 CFM56-7B
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operator: Ryanair
- Registered owner: Ryanair

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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