# NTSB DCA17WA053: Boeing Boeing 737-8K5, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, January 10, 2017

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 10, 2017, 09:05 local (09:05 UTC)
- Place: Bournemouth, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 182 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA17WA053
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94589/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA053

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of United Kingdom has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING COMPANY BOEING 737-8K5 airplane that occurred on January 10, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of United Kingdom's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of United Kingdom.

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-FDZY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING COMPANY BOEING 737-8K5 (8K5)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 37261
- Engines: CFM CFM56-7B27E turbo fan; CFM CFM56-7B27E turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Thomson Airways Ltd
- Registered owner: Thomson Airways Ltd

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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