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Accidents · NTSB DCA26WA022 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Boeing 737 incident near Bogotá, CO, November 2, 2025

On November 2, 2025 at about 4:38 pm local time, a Boeing 737, registered HK5026, suffered minor damage in an incident during takeoff near Bogotá (El Dorado International Airpor airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. 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
November 2, 2025 · about 4:38 pm local time
Place
Bogotá, Colombia · El Dorado International Airpor · map
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 737 22120 · all 737s on the register
Registration
HK5026 · no longer on the register · serial 22120
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules

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

What happened, in order

  1. Part(s) separation from AC during takeoff defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: retractable

The flight

  • Runway 14R, 12,467 ft

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.

Other NTSB records under HK5026 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

2019-04-26DCA19WA145 · incident near Bogota

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.