# NTSB DCA26WA174: Boeing 737, Karmelava, Lithuania, March 5, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: March 5, 2026, 15:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place: Karmelava, Lithuania · Provided on notification
- Coordinates: 54.959667, 24.07 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=54.9597&lon=24.0700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Standing-engine(s) shutdown: Medical event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/850)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Ministry of Justice - Republic of Lithuania
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26WA174
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202759/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA174

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Standing-engine(s) shutdown: Medical event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/850) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 63 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/850/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: 9H-VUG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (8)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 65077
- Year built: 2019
- Engines: CFM International LEAP-1B turbo fan; CFM International LEAP-1B turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Malta Air
- Registered owner: Ryanair Holdings Group
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Airport: EYKA, Kuanas International Airport

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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