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Boeing B777 accident near Milan, It, July 9, 2024

On July 9, 2024 at about 11:25 am local time, a Boeing B777, registered PTMUG, was substantially damaged in an accident during takeoff near Milan (Milano Malpensa Airport). 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 accident. 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
July 9, 2024 · about 11:25 am local time
Place
Milan, Italy · Milano Malpensa Airport
Type
Accident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing B777 32WER
Registration
PTMUG · no longer on the register · serial 38888
Damage
Substantial 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. Tailstrike during takeoff defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed

The flight

  • Departed from: LIMC Province Of Varese
  • Destination: SBGR San Paolo
  • Runway 35L
  • A second pilot was aboard

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 PTMUG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

2018-12-20DCA19WA049 · incident near Belo Horizonte · minor damage

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.