# NTSB DCA26WA233: Boeing 737, Gwaska, Nigeria, May 11, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: May 11, 2026, 16:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place: Gwaska, Nigeria
- 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: 88 uninjured
- 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): 203149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26WA233
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203149/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA233

## 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-DAB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (300)
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Max Air Limited
- Registered owner: Max Air Limited

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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