Boeing 737 incident near Gran Canaria, Es, January 7, 2016
On January 7, 2016 at about 2:48 pm local time, a Boeing 737, registered DABLB, was involved in an incident during takeoff near Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria Intl Airport). 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
- January 7, 2016 · about 2:48 pm local time
- Place
- Gran Canaria, Spain · Gran Canaria Intl Airport
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 76J · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- DABLB · no longer on the register · serial 36115
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC) of Spain has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on January 07, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the CIAIAC.
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
- Air traffic event during takeoff defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: GCLP Gran Canaria
- Destination: EDNY Friedrichschafe
- Runway 3R, 10,171 ft by 148 ft
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.