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Accidents · NTSB DCA25WA236 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Boeing 737 incident near Pusan City, Kr, June 12, 2025

On June 12, 2025 at about 7:17 pm local time, a Boeing 737, registered NOTREPORTE, was involved in an incident during landing near Pusan City (Gimhae International Airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 164 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
June 12, 2025 · about 7:17 pm local time
Place
Pusan City, South Korea · Gimhae International Airport
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 164 people were on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 737 800 · all 737s on the register
Registration
NOTREPORTE · no longer on the register
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules

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

What happened, in order

  1. Wrong surface or wrong airport during landing defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: retractable
  • Operator: China Airlines

The flight

  • Departed from: TPE
  • Destination: PUS
  • A second pilot was aboard

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Cabi6
Flight crew2
Passengers156

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

2025-06-18DCA25WA305 · accident near N/A · serious injuries
2023-07-21DCA23WA479 · incident near Ciaro · 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.