DCA17WA078

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Kabul, Afghanistan · December 12, 2016

Accident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
December 12, 2016, 07:57 local (07:57 UTC)
Place
Kabul, Afghanistan
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
JY-JAQBoeing 737
Defining event
Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
94858

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Landing gear collapseLanding-flare/touchdownAll aircraft: 1,787 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The government of Afghanistan has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on December 12, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Afghanistan's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Afghanistan.

Aircraft

Registration
JY-JAQ
Reported as
Boeing 737 (46J)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
27826
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Safi Airways
Registered owner
Jordan Airways