DCA26WA166

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Bari, Italy · March 26, 2026

Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
March 26, 2026, 07:40 local (07:40 UTC)
Place
Bari, Italy
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 178 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
9H-QECBoeing 737
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Turbulence encounter
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202708

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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
9H-QEC
Reported as
Boeing 737 (8AS)
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 129
Operator
Ryanair
Registered owner
Ryanair