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Boeing Company Boeing 757-300 incident near Gran Canaria, Es, March 27, 2013

On March 27, 2013, a Boeing Company Boeing 757-300, registered DABOC, was involved in an incident during enroute near Gran Canaria. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.

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
March 27, 2013
Place
Gran Canaria, Spain · map
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing Company Boeing 757-300 330
Registration
DABOC · no longer on the register · serial 29015
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Cabin safety event during enroute defining event

The aircraft

  • Maximum gross weight: 269,998 lb
  • Landing gear: retractable
  • Engine 1:; 0 hours total
  • Engine 2:; 0 hours total

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.