DCA25WA250

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Palma, Spain · July 4, 2025

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
July 4, 2025, 20:40 local (20:40 UTC)
Place
Palma, Spain · airport coords
Injuries
3 serious, 181 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Pushback/towing
Aircraft
G-RUKNBoeing 737
Defining event
Pushback/tow-engine start-up: Evacuation
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
200484

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

EvacuationPushback/tow-engine start-upAll aircraft: 103 casesDefining event

Aircraft

Registration
G-RUKN
Reported as
Boeing 737 (8AS)
Category
Airplane
Engines
CFM International CFM-56-7B, turbo fanCFM International CFM-56-7B, turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Ryanair
Registered owner
Ryanair
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Airport
LEPA · Palma de Mallorca Airport