# NTSB DCA26WA296: Boeing 737, Hargeisa, Somalia, July 24, 2026

- Type: NTSB occurrence investigation
- Classification: Occurrence · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: July 24, 2026, 10:46 local (10:46 UTC)
- Place: Hargeisa, Somalia
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: GE Aerospace, AAIB Somalia
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26WA296
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203493/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA296

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: 5Y-KCB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (800)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28235
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Kenya Airways
- Registered owner: Kenya Airways
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Destination: NBO, Nairobi, OF
- Airport: HGA, Hargeisa, runway 6/24

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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