# NTSB ENG24WA030: Boeing 737-700, Kigali, Rwanda, August 4, 2024

- Type: NTSB occurrence investigation
- Classification: Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: August 4, 2024, 07:17 local (05:17 UTC)
- Place: Kigali, Rwanda
- Coordinates: -1.96863, 30.1395
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-1.9686&lon=30.1395&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 194866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG24WA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194866/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24WA030

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: 9XR-WK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-700
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Rwandair Express
- Registered owner: Rwandair Express

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

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