Boeing 737 incident near Budapest, Hu, October 22, 2009
On October 22, 2009, a Boeing 737, registered TCSKD, was involved in an incident near Budapest (Budapest International Airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.
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
- October 22, 2009
- Place
- Budapest, Hungary · Budapest International Airport
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 400 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- TCSKD · 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 October 22, 2009, a Sky Airlines Boeing 737-400, registration TC-SKD, conducted an emergency descent due to a rapid decompression and diverted to Budapest Ferihegy International Airport (LHSM), Budapest, Hungary. There were no injuries to the 6 crew members onboard and the airplane was not damaged. The flight was enroute from Düsseldorf International Airport (EDDL), Düsseldorf, Germany, to Antalya Airport (LTAI), Antalya, Turkey. The investigation is being conducted by the Hungary Transportation Safety Bureau. The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the Country of Manufacture and Design of the airplane.
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
- Operator: Sky Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: EDDL Dusseldorf
- Destination: ITAI Antalya
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 6 |
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.