Boeing 737 accident near Simpson Bay, Outside the U.S., September 7, 2025
On September 7, 2025 at about 5:29 pm local time, a Boeing 737, registered CGWSR, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Simpson Bay, Outside the U.S. (Princess Juliana International airport). It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). 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 accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 7, 2025 · about 5:29 pm local time · cases in 2025
- Place
- Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten · Princess Juliana International · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 8CT · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- CGWSR · registered outside the United States
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear collapse during landing defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: CYYZ Toronto at 12:41 pm
- Runway 10
- 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 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.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- Boeing 737 2,896 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Boeing 6,677 aircraft on the register
- Princess Juliana International · nearest airport
- Lester B Pearson International · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Outside the U.S. 1,249 since 1982 · 1,232 in the last ten years
- Outside the U.S. 0 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/DCA25WA320.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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 does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.