# NTSB DCA16WA072: Boeing 737, Portela, Portugal, December 3, 2015

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 3, 2015, 19:27 local (19:27 UTC)
- Place: Portela, Portugal
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 180 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA072
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92638/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA072

## Factual narrative

The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on December 03, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DSB 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 DSB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PH-HSG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (8K2)
- Serial number: 39262
- Damage: No damage
- Operator: Transavia
- Departed: LPPT, Portela
- Destination: EHAM, Amsterdam
- Airport: LPPT, Portela Airport, runway 21, 12,484 × 148 ft, macadam

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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