Boeing 737 incident near Luton Airport, Gb, December 31, 2008
On December 31, 2008 at about 5:00 pm local time, a Boeing 737, registered GEZKB, was involved in an incident near Luton Airport (Luton Airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 31, 2008 · about 5:00 pm local time
- Place
- Luton Airport, United Kingdom · Luton Airport
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 73V · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- GEZKB · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
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
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
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: EGGW Luton Airport at 5:00 pm
- Destination: Zurich
- Flight plan: not recorded
- 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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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.