Boeing 737-217 incident near Cusco, Pe, March 3, 2008
On March 3, 2008 at about 5:48 pm local time, a Boeing 737-217, registered OB1843P, was involved in an incident near Cusco. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 54 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
- March 3, 2008 · about 5:48 pm local time
- Place
- Cusco, Peru
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 54 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-217 · all 737-217s on the register
- Registration
- OB1843P · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On March 3, 2008, at 12:48 local, an AeroCondor Boeing 737-217, registered in Peru as OB-1843-P, had a rejected takeoff at Aeropuerto Velasco Astete, Cusco, Peru. According to the Peruvian CIAA's report, the pilots rejected the takeoff at around 70 knots after they heard a loud explosion from the No. 2 engine. The report further stated that the damage to the engine was contained. Boeing 737-200 airplanes are equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT8D engines. The investigation is under the direction of the Republic of Peru. For further information, contact: Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion (CIAA) Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil Avenida Jiron Zorritos 1203, Lima 1 Peru Central: 6157800 Telephone: (511) 315-7800
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: CUZ Cusco
- Destination: Puerot Maldanad
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 4 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 48 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under OB1843P 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.