Boeing 737 G-EZKB

Summary

On 31 December 2008 at about 17:00 local time, a Boeing 737 registered G-EZKB was involved in an incident near Luton Airport, United Kingdom. Nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 December 2008 at 17:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Luton Airport, United Kingdom

Nearest airport

Luton Airport (EGGW)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

G-EZKB

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Luton Airport → Zurich

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA09WA024

Nobody was 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

On December 31, 2008, at 1700 UTC, an EasyJet Boeing 737-73V, registered in the United Kingdom as G-EZKB, experienced a rapid pitch up upon takeoff from Luton Airport, United Kingdom. The aircraft had been deiced, but was exposed to icing conditions later prior to takeoff. The flight crew recovered the flight profile and no injuries or damage occurred. The investigation is being conducted by the United Kingdom's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), and the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB in their investigation. All inquires should be directed to the AAIB at: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot Hants GU11 2HH United Kingdom Website: http://www.dft.gov.uk

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.