DCA25WA046

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Vilnius, Lithuania · November 25, 2024

Accident · FatalClass 3 · Foreign
Date
November 25, 2024, 04:10 local (04:10 UTC)
Place
Vilnius, Lithuania · residential area
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
EC-MFEBoeing 737
Defining event
Landing: Collision during takeoff/land
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Transporto avariju ir incidentu tyrimo skyrius vedejas Orlaiviu avariju ir incidentu tyrimu vadovas, Boeing, FAA
Case key
195540

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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
EC-MFE
Reported as
Boeing 737 (746)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Part 129
Operator
DHL Aviation
Registered owner
SwiftAir
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
Lepzig
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
EYVI · Vilnius Airport