Boeing 787 VH-VKE
21 December 2015 · Darwin, Australia · No injuries
Summary
On 21 December 2015 at about 09:23 local time, a Boeing 787 registered VH-VKE was involved in an incident near Darwin, Australia. 302 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:23
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Darwin, Australia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 787
- Registration
- VH-VKE
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- NTSB number
- DCA16WA037
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 302 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The government of Australia has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 787 airplane that occurred on December 21, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Australia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the government of Australia.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2015 | Boeing 787 | Beaumont, Texas, United States | United Air Lines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2015 | Boeing 787-8 | Budapest, Hungary | Air India Limited | Unknown | - |
| 10 Oct 2014 | Boeing 787-8 | London, United Kingdom | United Airlines Inc | Unknown | - |
| 7 Aug 2016 | Boeing 787 | Over the Pacific, Unknown | Jetstar | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2017 | Boeing 787-9 | Madrid, Spain | - | Unknown | - |
| 18 Sep 2013 | Boeing 787-8QQ | Warsaw, Poland | LOT Polish Airlines | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2015 | Cessna 172 | Ballarat, Australia, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 2015 | Cessna 310 | Mildura, Australia, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 2015 | Robinson R44-UNDESIGNAT | Timber Creek, Australia, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 2015 | Amature Built PITTS | Maitland, Australia, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Dec 2015 | Boeing | Perth, Australia | Scoot Air | Unknown | - |
| 28 May 2015 | Robinson R22-BETA | Mitchell, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |