# NTSB DCA18WA179: Boeing 737, London, United Kingdom, April 30, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 30, 2018
- Place: London, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Pushback/towing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/200) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Pushback/tow-engine not oper: Ground handling event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18WA179
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97216/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA179

## Sequence of events

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

- [Pushback/tow-engine not oper: Ground handling event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 108 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/080/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-800, which occurred on April 30, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB 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 AAIB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: EI-GDZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (800)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 44820
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

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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