# NTSB DCA26WA116: Boeing 737, Benin City, Nigeria, February 11, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Foreign
- Date: February 11, 2026, 06:38 local (06:38 UTC)
- Place: Benin City, Nigeria
- Coordinates: 6.316667, 5.6
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=6.3167&lon=5.6000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 87 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA AVP-110, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, Boeing, GE Aerospace
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26WA116
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202427/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA116

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5N-MJF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (7GL)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34762
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Arik Air
- Registered owner: Arik Air
- Departed: DNMM, Ikeja, OF
- Destination: DNPO, Port Harcourt, OF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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