Boeing 737-800 incident near Thessaloniki, Gr, June 15, 2013
On June 15, 2013 at about 4:20 am local time, a Boeing 737-800, registered SUBPZ, was involved in an incident during taxi near Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki International airport). No one was hurt; 161 people were on board or involved.
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
- June 15, 2013 · about 4:20 am local time
- Place
- Thessaloniki, Greece · Thessaloniki International
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 161 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-800 · all 737-800s on the register
- Registration
- SUBPZ · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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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
- Runway incursion veh/AC/person during taxi defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Astra Airlines
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 6 | |||
| Passengers | 155 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under SUBPZ the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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.