Boeing 727 incident near Soledad, CO, December 12, 2025
On December 12, 2025 at about 1:40 pm local time, a Boeing 727, registered HK5216, suffered minor damage in an incident during initial climb near Soledad (Ernesto Cortissoz Barranquilla airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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
- December 12, 2025 · about 1:40 pm local time
- Place
- Soledad, Colombia · Ernesto Cortissoz Barranquilla · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727 227 · all 727s on the register
- Registration
- HK5216 · no longer on the register · serial 21996
- 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
- Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) during initial climb defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney JT8D (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney JT8D (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 3: Pratt & Whitney JT8D (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: SKBO Bogota
- Runway 05, 9,846 ft by 148 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 040° at 9 knots
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 29.74 inHg
- Observation at 4:00 am from SKBQ
Weather report (METAR): SKBQ 120900Z 04009KT 010V070 CAVOK 27/24 Q1007=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 4 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under HK5216 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.