# NTSB DCA18WA288: Boeing 747, Frankfurt, Germany, September 16, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 16, 2018, 06:55 local (06:55 UTC)
- Place: Frankfurt, Germany
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18WA288
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98335/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA288

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The BFU of Germany has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 747 airplane that occurred on September 16, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BFU of Germany's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as State of Manufacturer of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by the BFU of Germany.

## Aircraft

- Registration: TC-ACM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747 (400)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: ACT Airlines
- 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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