# NTSB DCA17WA047: Boeing 737, Dabolim, Goa, India, December 27, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 27, 2016
- Place: Dabolim, Goa, India
- Coordinates: 15.380277, 73.834999
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=15.3803&lon=73.8350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 10 minor, 151 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA17WA047
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94535/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA047

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The India Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-800 airplane that occurred on December 27, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB'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 AAIB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: VT-JBG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (800)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 35083
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial

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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