# NTSB DCA16RA206: Boeing 777, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 3, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 3, 2016
- Place: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 300 uninjured; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16RA206
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93749/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16RA206

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: 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 United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 777 that occurred on August 03, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the GCAA'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 GCAA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: A6-EMW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777 (31H)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 434
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Operator: Emirates
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

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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