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Boeing 737 incident near Katowice, Pl, December 5, 2020

On December 5, 2020 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Boeing 737, registered LZCGU, suffered minor damage in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Katowice (Katowice Airport). It was a business flight under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 2 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
December 5, 2020 · about 10:00 pm local time
Place
Katowice, Poland · Katowice Airport
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 737 448 · all 737s on the register
Registration
LZCGU · no longer on the register · serial 24773
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Business flight · non-U.S. commercial rules

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

What happened, in order

  1. Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during enroute (cruise) defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: retractable
  • Operator: Cargo Air

The flight

  • A second pilot was aboard

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flight crew2

Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report

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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.