Boeing 737 incident near Cochabamba, Bo, January 27, 2025
On January 27, 2025, a Boeing 737, registered CP2923, suffered minor damage in an incident during takeoff near Cochabamba. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 143 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 27, 2025 · cases in 2025
- Place
- Cochabamba, Bolivia · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 143 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- CP2923 · registered outside the United States
- 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
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during takeoff defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Cfm CFM56-7B22 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Cfm CFM56-7B22 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
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 | 137 |
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.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- Boeing 737 2,896 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Boeing 6,678 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Cfm CFM56-7B22 35 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: Cfm CFM56-7B22 35 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ENG25WA018.json.
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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 does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.