Boeing 737-823 incident near San Salvador, OF, March 1, 2026
On March 1, 2026 at about 10:10 am local time, a 2012 Boeing 737-823, registered N907NN, suffered minor damage in an incident during initial climb near San Salvador, OF. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 176 people were on board or involved.
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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 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 1, 2026 · about 10:10 am local time
- Place
- San Salvador, OF, Sv
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 176 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-823, built 2012 · all 737-823s on the register
- Registration
- N907NN · registry record · serial 31158
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during initial climb defining event
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 172,500 lb
- Seats: 162
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Cfm Intl CFM56-7B24E (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Cfm Intl CFM56-7B24E (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: American Airlines
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 4 | |||
| Flig | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 170 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DCA26WA147.