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Boeing 787 incident near Rome, It, August 10, 2019

On August 10, 2019 at about 2:45 pm local time, a Boeing 787, registered LNLND, suffered minor damage in an incident during takeoff near Rome. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 298 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
August 10, 2019 · about 2:45 pm local time
Place
Rome, Italy
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 298 people were on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 787 8 · all 787s on the register
Registration
LNLND · no longer on the register
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules

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

The government of Italy has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 787 airplane that occurred on August 10, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Italy's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the ANSV.

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. Loss of engine power (total) during takeoff defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: retractable

The flight

  • A second pilot was aboard

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Cabi9
Flight crew3
Passengers286

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.