The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
Accidents · NTSB LAX08WA303 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Boeing 757 incident near Cork, Ie, September 18, 2008

On September 18, 2008, a Boeing 757, registered TFFIV, suffered minor damage in an incident near Cork (Barcelona airport). It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). No one was hurt.

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
September 18, 2008
Place
Cork, Ireland · Barcelona
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 757 200 · all 757s on the register
Registration
TFFIV · no longer on the register · serial 30424
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)

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

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed

The flight

  • Flight plan: not recorded
  • 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 docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.

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.