Boeing 727 incident near Caracas, Outside the U.S., August 26, 2025
On August 26, 2025, a 1981 Boeing 727, registered YV665T, was involved in an incident during enroute near Caracas, Outside the U.S.. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
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
- August 26, 2025
- Place
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727 200F (M), built 1981 · all 727s on the register
- Registration
- YV665T · no longer on the register · serial 22609
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) during enroute defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whiney JT8D (No. 1) (turbojet); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whiney JT8D (No. 2) (turbojet); 0 hours total
- Engine 3: Pratt & Whiney JT8D (No. 3) (turbojet); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SVMI Caracas OF
- Destination: SVMG Porlamar OF
- Flight plan: VFR
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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.