Boeing accident near Stuttgart, De, December 12, 2008
On December 12, 2008 at about 5:15 am local time, a Boeing, registered OODLQ, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Stuttgart (Stuttgart airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 12, 2008 · about 5:15 am local time
- Place
- Stuttgart, Germany · Stuttgart
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing
- Registration
- OODLQ · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
On December 12, 2008 at 0515 UTC, a Boeing 757, Belgian registration OO-DLQ, operated by European Air Transport, experienced a tailstrike upon landing at Stuttgart, Germany. There were no injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. The investigation is being conducted by the BFU-Germany. www.bfu-web.de
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Tailstrike during landing (flare/touchdown)
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: European Air Transport
The flight
- Departed from: Leipzig
- Destination: Stuttgart
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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