DCA26WA089

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737-800 · (Birmingham, United Kingdom · December 28, 2025

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
December 28, 2025
Place
(Birmingham, United Kingdom
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
EI-HGOBoeing 737-800
Defining event
Initial climb: Aircraft wake turb encounter
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202269

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Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
EI-HGO
Reported as
Boeing 737-800
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 129
Operator
Ryanair
Registered owner
Ryanair
Departed
EGBB · Birmingham
Destination
GCXO · Tenerife