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Boeing 777 incident near Singapore, Sg, November 29, 2017

On November 29, 2017 at about 4:03 am local time, a Boeing 777, registered N9VSQK, suffered minor damage in an incident during pushback/tow (engine not oper) near Singapore. It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). 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
November 29, 2017 · about 4:03 am local time
Place
Singapore, Singapore
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 777 200 · all 777s on the register
Registration
N9VSQK · no longer on the register
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)

The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record

The Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) of Singapore has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 777, which occurred on November 29, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S Accredited Representative to assist under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13, as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the TSIB.

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

  1. Ground handling event during pushback/tow (engine not oper) defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Fire on the ground

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.