Boeing 757 incident near San Jose, Cr, February 9, 2020
On February 9, 2020 at about 2:10 pm local time, a Boeing 757, registered N200UU, was involved in an incident during enroute (climb to cruise) near San Jose. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 194 people were on board or involved.
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
- February 9, 2020 · about 2:10 pm local time
- Place
- San Jose, Costa Rica
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 194 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757 2B7 · all 757s on the register
- Registration
- N200UU · no longer on the register · serial 27809
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Consejo Technico de Aviacion Civil (CTAC)of Costa Rica notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 757-2B7, which occurred on February 9, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the CTAC.
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
What happened, in order
- Flight control sys malf/fail during enroute (climb to cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 248,020 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Rolls-Royc RB.211 SERIES; 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Rolls-Royc RB.211 SERIES; 0 hours total
- Operator: American Airlines
The flight
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 6 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 186 |
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 N200UU the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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.