DCA17WA221

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Riga, Latvia · February 17, 2017

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
February 17, 2017, 10:10 local (10:10 UTC)
Place
Riga, Latvia
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
VP-BVSBoeing 737
Defining event
Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
96239

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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.

Runway excursionTakeoff-rejected takeoffAll aircraft: 3,643 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The Transport Accident and Incident Investigation Bureau of Latvia has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737, which occurred on February 17, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S Accredited Representative to assist under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13, as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by the Transport Accident and Incident Investigation Bureau.

Aircraft

Registration
VP-BVS
Reported as
Boeing 737 (500)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28915
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 129