DCA25WA191

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · El-Oued, Algeria · April 14, 2025

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
April 14, 2025, 15:35 local (15:35 UTC)
Place
El-Oued, Algeria
Injuries
1 serious, 2 minor, 126 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
7T-VKKBoeing 737
Defining event
Enroute-descent: Turbulence encounter
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
FAA
Case key
200059

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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.

Turbulence encounterEnroute-descentAll aircraft: 423 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
7T-VKK
Reported as
Boeing 737 (8D6)
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Air Algerie
Registered owner
Air Algerie