DCA18WA017

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Tokyo, Japan · October 22, 2017

Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigation
Date
October 22, 2017
Place
Tokyo, Japan
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
JA03GRBoeing 737
Defining event
Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
96266

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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.

Turbulence encounterEnroute-descentAll aircraft: 423 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The JTSB of Japan has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on October 22, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the JTSB'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 JTSB of Japan.

Aircraft

Registration
JA03GR
Reported as
Boeing 737
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage