Boeing 777 A7-BAN

Summary

On 4 December 2016 at about 05:00 local time, a Boeing 777 registered A7-BAN, operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an accident near Lajes Terceira Island, Portugal. 356 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 December 2016 at 05:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lajes Terceira Island, Portugal

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 777

Registration

A7-BAN

Category

Airplane

Operator

Qatar Airways

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA17WA035

5 people were seriously injured.

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 Portugal has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 777 airplane that occurred on December 04, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Portugal's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Portugal.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.