# NTSB DCA16RA108: Boeing 737, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, March 19, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 19, 2016, 00:42 local (00:42 UTC)
- Place: Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-IFR missed approach: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 62 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16RA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92859/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16RA108

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-IFR missed approach: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Russian Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 that occurred on March 19, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the MAK 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 MAK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: A6-FDN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (8KN)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 40241
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Operator: FlyDubai
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: Dubai
- Destination: Rostov-on-Don
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: Rostov-on-Don Airport

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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