# NTSB DCA17WA157: Boeing 737-86J, Belfast, United Kingdom, July 21, 2017

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 21, 2017, 15:38 local (15:38 UTC)
- Place: Belfast, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA17WA157
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95657/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA157

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The United Kingdom AAIB has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737-86J airplane that occurred on July 21, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the United Kingdom'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 UK AAIB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-FWGH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Boeing 737-86J (86J)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 37752
- Engines: ; 
- Operator: Sunwing Airlines
- Registered owner: Sunwing Airlines Inc.

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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