ENG17WA034

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 747 · Delhi, India · August 26, 2017

Accident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
August 26, 2017, 10:45 local (10:45 UTC)
Place
Delhi, India
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
ER-BATBoeing 747
Defining event
Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Uncontained engine failure
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
95906

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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Factual narrative

The India Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 747-200 which occurred on August 26, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ATSB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of design and manufacture of the airplane and engines. All investigative information will be released by the AAIB.

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
ER-BAT
Reported as
Boeing 747 (281B)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
23813
Engines
General Electric CF6-50, turbo fanGeneral Electric CF6-50, turbo fanGeneral Electric CF6-50, turbo fanGeneral Electric CF6-50, turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown