- Date
- December 11, 2018, 06:54 local (06:54 UTC)
- Place
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- C-FITWBoeing 777
- Defining event
- Landing-flare/touchdown: Tailstrike
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98760
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
TailstrikeAll aircraft: 124 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) of Hong Kong has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 777-300ER, which occurred on December 11, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S Accredited Representative to assist 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 AAIA of Hong Kong.
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-FITW
- Reported as
- Boeing 777 (300ER)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 35298
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 129
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport