Boeing 777 incident near Lisbon, Pt, January 13, 2016
On January 13, 2016 at about 11:15 am local time, a Boeing 777, registered D2TEI, suffered minor damage in an incident near Lisbon (Lisbon Airport). No one was hurt; 277 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
- January 13, 2016 · about 11:15 am local time
- Place
- Lisbon, Portugal · Lisbon Airport
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 277 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 777 · all 777s on the register
- Registration
- D2TEI · no longer on the register · serial 43252
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The government of Portugal has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 777 airplane that occurred on January 13, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Portugal's 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 government of Portugal.
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: fixed
- Operator: Taag Angola Airlines
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 10 | |||
| Flight crew | 3 | |||
| Passengers | 264 |
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.