DCA26WA007

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Balice, Poland · October 12, 2025

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
October 12, 2025, 08:50 local (08:50 UTC)
Place
Balice, Poland · airport coords
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Prior to flight
Aircraft
EI-ILNBoeing 737
Defining event
Prior to flight: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Boeing, Polish PKBWL -Panstwowa Komisja Badania Wypadków Lotniczych
Case key
201867

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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
EI-ILN
Reported as
Boeing 737 (8-200)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
67064
Damage
No damage
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Ryanair
Registered owner
Ryanair
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
EPKK · Krakow, OF
Destination
EGGD · Bristol, OF
Airport
EPKK · Kraków John Paul II International Airport