DCA23WA238

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 747 · Nairobi, Kenya · April 17, 2023

Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
April 17, 2023
Place
Nairobi, Kenya
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
9V-SF0Boeing 747
Defining event
Takeoff: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Aircraft Accident Investigation - Kenya, Boeing, Aircraft Accident Investigation Kenya
Case key
107062

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
9V-SF0
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Damage
Minor damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Singapore Airlines
Registered owner
Singapore Airlines
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Airport
HKJK · Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, runway 06