- Date
- July 22, 2020, 08:00 local (08:00 UTC)
- Place
- Shanghai, China
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Other
- Aircraft
- ET-ARHBoeing 777
- Defining event
- Other: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 101662
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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.
Fire/smoke (non-impact)All aircraft: 504 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) of China has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 777, which occurred on July 22, 2020. 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 CAAC of China.
Aircraft
- Registration
- ET-ARH
- Reported as
- Boeing 777
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 129
- Operator
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Registered owner
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport