DCA25WA320

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 737 · Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten · September 7, 2025

AccidentClass 3 · Foreign
Date
September 7, 2025, 17:29 local (17:29 UTC)
Place
Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
C-GWSRBoeing 737
Defining event
Landing: Landing gear collapse
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Boeing, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, FAA
Case key
200954

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
C-GWSR
Reported as
Boeing 737 (8CT)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 129
Operator
WestJet
Registered owner
WestJet
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
CYYZ · Toronto
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
TNCM · Princess Juliana International Airport, runway 10