# NTSB DCA26WA216: Boeing 737-8, N8723Q, Liberia, Costa Rica, May 17, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: May 17, 2026, 14:17 local (20:17 UTC)
- Place: Liberia, Costa Rica
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26WA216
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203041/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA216

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 737-8, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md?model=13844FZ), [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8723Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8723Q), registered now, S/N 42574, built 2018 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-8
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8) (registry code 13844FZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International LEAP-1B28 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-leap-1b28-series) (registry code 13120, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Southwest Airlines
- Registered owner: Umb Bank Na Trustee

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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