- Date
- September 27, 2017, 17:26 local (17:26 UTC)
- Place
- Dublin, Ireland
- Injuries
- 185 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Pushback/towing
- Aircraft
- EC-LVQAirbus A320
- Defining event
- Pushback/tow-engine start-up: Ground handling event
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 97007
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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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.
Ground handling eventAll aircraft: 108 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) of Ireland has notified the NTSB of a serious incident involving a AIRBUS A320 airplane that occurred on September 27, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Ireland's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the AAIU.
Aircraft
- Registration
- EC-LVQ
- Reported as
- Airbus A320 (216)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport