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Accidents · NTSB DCA23WA479 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Boeing 777 incident near Ciaro, Eg, July 21, 2023

On July 21, 2023, a Boeing 777, registered NOTREPORTE, suffered minor damage in an incident during takeoff near Ciaro. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
July 21, 2023 · cases in 2023
Place
Ciaro, Egypt · map
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 777 · all 777s on the register
Registration
NOTREPORTE · registered outside the United States
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Part(s) separation from AC during takeoff defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: retractable

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

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.

Other NTSB records under NOTREPORTE the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

2025-06-18DCA25WA305 · accident near N/A · serious injuries
2025-06-12DCA25WA236 · incident near Pusan City · no injuries

Connections how this case links to the rest of the register

Aircraft
  • Boeing 777 359 registered today · the model family and its accident history
  • Boeing 6,677 aircraft on the register
Record

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/DCA23WA479.json.

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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 does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.