Boeing 737 incident near Cuenca, Ec, May 14, 2011
On May 14, 2011 at about 1:12 am local time, a Boeing 737, registered HCCJB, suffered minor damage in an incident near Cuenca. It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. 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 October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 14, 2011 · about 1:12 am local time
- Place
- Cuenca, Ecuador
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 500 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- HCCJB · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · rules the NTSB did not record
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On May 14, 2011, at approximately 0112 UTC, an Air Cuenca B737-500, registration HC-CJB, serial # 26287, experienced a loss of directional control while landing on runway 23 at Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE), Cuenca, Ecuador. During the landing roll, the airplane veered off the runway near the departure end and crossed the adjacent turnout / taxiway. The airplane stopped with the left main gear off the taxiway. There were no injuries, and damage to the airplane was minor. The investigation is being conducted by the Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de la República del Ecuador. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane and engines. All requests for information should be directed to: Junta Investigadora de Accidentes Dirección General de Aviación Civil Seguridad de Vuelo Av. Colón E5-56 y Rábida Quito Ecuador
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
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Air Cuenca
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
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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.