- Date
- February 9, 2020, 13:44 local (13:44 UTC)
- Place
- London, United Kingdom
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- VH-ZNDBoeing 787
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Tailstrike
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 100924
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.
TailstrikeAll aircraft: 124 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 787-900, which occurred on February 9, 2020. 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
- VH-ZND
- Reported as
- Boeing 787 (900)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 129
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport