# NTSB DCA20WA128: Boeing 777, Shanghai, China, July 22, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 22, 2020, 08:00 local (08:00 UTC)
- Place: Shanghai, China
- Phase of flight: [Other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/800) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Other: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA20WA128
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101662/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA128

## Sequence of events

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

- [Other: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Ethiopian Airlines
- Registered owner: Ethiopian 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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