The Boeing Company BOEING 737-8AS and Boeing Company BOEING 737-8Z9 incident near Malaga, Es, September 17, 2014
On September 17, 2014, 2 aircraft, The Boeing Company BOEING 737-8AS (EIEBC) and Boeing Company BOEING 737-8Z9 (GGDFR), were involved in the same incident near Malaga (Malaga airport). No one was hurt; 2 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
- September 17, 2014
- Place
- Malaga, Spain · Malaga
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- The Boeing Company BOEING 737-8AS 8AS
- Registration
- EIEBC · no longer on the register · serial 37520
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
- Aircraft 2
- Boeing Company BOEING 737-8Z9 8Z9
- Registration
- GGDFR · no longer on the register · serial 30421
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The factual record for the The Boeing Company BOEING 737-8AS from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 147,687 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Cfm CFM56-7B; 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Cfm CFM56-7B; 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Leeds
- Destination: LEMG Malaga
- 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 | 2 |
The factual record for the Boeing Company BOEING 737-8Z9 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 169,754 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Cfm CFM56-7B27 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Cfm CFM56-7B27 (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LEMG Malaga
- Destination: EGGS Glasgow
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.
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.