DCA25WA331

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Barquisimeto, Venezuela · September 10, 2025

Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
September 10, 2025, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
Place
Barquisimeto, Venezuela · departure and return airport, coords
Injuries
75 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
YV2794Boeing 737
Defining event
Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
201021

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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
YV2794
Reported as
Boeing 737 (232)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
230089
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PW JT8D-15A, turbo fanPratt & Whitney PW JT8D-15A, turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Avior Airlines C.A.
Registered owner
Avior Airlines C.A.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Destination
SVMI · Maiquetía, Vargas,, OF