# NTSB DCA17RA058: Boeing 747, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, January 16, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 16, 2017, 01:17 local (01:17 UTC)
- Place: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- 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: 39 fatal, 8 serious; on the ground: 35 fatal, 8 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA17RA058
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94608/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17RA058

## 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 Government of Kyrgyzstan has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 747 that occurred on January 16, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Kyrgyzstan'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 Government of Kyrgyzstan.

## Aircraft

- Registration: TC-MCL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747 (406F)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 32897
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Registered owner: ACT Airlines
- Airport: FRU, Manas International, runway 26, 13,793 × 180 ft, concrete

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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