On July 17, 2009, a BOEING 737 700 operated by Ryanair was involved in an aviation accident near Stansted, United Kingdom. No fatalities were reported. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 17 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
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A child passenger sustained serious injuries after falling from an airstair while boarding a Ryanair flight.
What happened
On July 17, 2009, during the boarding process at London Stansted airport, a child passenger fell from the airstair of a Boeing 737, registration EI-DLJ. The aircraft was operated by Ryanair.
The incident resulted in 1 serious injury to the passenger. The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) initiated an investigation into the event.
Related events
Same aircraft family
30 Sep 2026 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 (Flydubai)
30 Sep 2026 — BOEING 737 (FlyDubai)
17 Sep 2026 — BOEING 737 (Serve Air)
17 Sep 2026 — BOEING 737 (Aeromexico)
10 Sep 2026 — BOEING 737 (TRANSAIR S.A Sénégal)
25 Aug 2026 — Boeing 737-529 (Sepehran Airlines)
22 Aug 2026 — Boeing 737-8AS (WL) (Jeju Air)
22 Aug 2026 — BOEING 737 (Jeju Air)
16 Aug 2026 — BOEING 737
15 Aug 2026 — BOEING 737 (Garuda Indonesia)
13 Aug 2026 — BOEING 737 (Malta Air)
10 Aug 2026 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 (LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze)
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