DCA26WA072

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 727 · Bogotá, Colombia · December 6, 2025

Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
December 6, 2025, 20:20 local (20:20 UTC)
Place
Bogotá, Colombia · Google Map lat/long SKBO airport
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
HK5216Boeing 727
Defining event
Takeoff: Electrical system malf/failure
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Boeing ASI, Pratt & Whitney, Colombia DIACC
Case key
202163

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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
HK5216
Reported as
Boeing 727 (227)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
21996
Engines
Pratt & Whitney JT8D, turbo fanPratt & Whitney JT8D, turbo fanPratt & Whitney JT8D, turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Aerosucre
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Destination
MPTO · Panama City