NTSB investigations: CFM International CFM56-7B27E series

24 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is CFM International CFM56-7B27E series. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

20142026
NTSB investigations: CFM International CFM56-7B27E series per year, 2014–2026: 24 cases
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('13078'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB DCA25LA251Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-924ER · Las Vegas, NVThe first officer’s failure to maintain proper pitch attitude during flare which resulted in a bounced landing and a tailstrike.Jul 2, 2025 · N66831 · Substantial damageNTSB DCA25LA241Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-8H4 · Barlow Bend, ALThe airplane’s encounter with unanticipated turbulence during descent, resulting in a serious injury to a flight attendant.Jun 18, 2025 · N8685B · No damageNTSB DCA25LA238Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-924ER · Fort Myers, FLThe airplane’s inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence during descent, which resulted in serious injuries to two flight attendants.Jun 16, 2025 · N28478 · No damageNTSB DCA25LA163Incident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-8H4 · Orlando, FLThe captain’s failure to recognize that the airplane’s location did not agree with the assigned departure runway as required per the Southwest Airlines Airplane Operating Manual, and the captain’s plan continuation error when he missed several cues that would…Mar 20, 2025 · N8315C · No damageNTSB ENG24WA019IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-852 · Merida, MexicoMay 16, 2024 · N825AM · No damageNTSB DCA24LA065Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Houston, TXThe airplane’s aft fuselage impacted the runway as a result of a delayed flare and subsequent nose-high pitch inputs during the aircraft’s multiple touchdowns.Jan 10, 2024 · N62883 · Substantial damageNTSB DCA22WA147IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-924ER · San Salvador, El SalvadorJul 7, 2022 · N69833 · No damageNTSB DCA22LA012Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-8H4 · Lexington, VAThe airplane’s inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.Oct 9, 2021 · N8642E · No damageNTSB DCA21LA208Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-990ER · SeaTac, WAThe passenger’s use of the evacuation slide resulted in the serious injury.Aug 24, 2021 · N479AS · No damageNTSB ENG21WA029IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Ciudad de México, MexicoJun 27, 2021 · N875AMNTSB DCA20CA046Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · Chicago, ILan abrupt stop during taxi to avoid a collision with another airplane, causing a flight attendant to fall.Dec 19, 2019 · N68802 · No damageNTSB DCA19CA168Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 737-8H4 · Pittsburgh, PAa provisioning truck that impacted the airplane resulting in substantial damage.Jun 17, 2019 · N8608N · Substantial damageNTSB DCA18CA169Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737-8H4 · Baltimore, MDThe maintenance truck driver's failure to give way to the airplane that resulted in the truck colliding with the taxiing aircraft.May 7, 2018 · N8655D · Substantial damageNTSB DCA18IA026Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · IncidentFinal reportBoeing 737-932ER · Atlanta, GAThe flight crewmembers’ failure to properly monitor the airplane’s flightpath, which caused the approach to become unstabilized and resulted in the airplane’s descent below the decision altitude while misaligned with the localizer course. Contributing to the…Nov 29, 2017 · N852DN · No damageNTSB DCA17CA217Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737-8H4 · Sioux City, IAthe flight attendant accidentally pouring hot water on his hand which resulted in a 2nd degree burn.Sep 25, 2017 · N500WR · No damageNTSB DCA17CA195Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737-924ER · Los Angeles, CAthe B737 flight crew's misjudgment of the clearance between their wingtip and the B767 horizontal stabilizer.Sep 12, 2017 · N69813 · 2 aircraft · Minor damageNTSB DCA17CA005Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737-8H4 · Denver, COthe flight attendant losing her balance as she was removing her carry-on baggage resulted in her falling against an arm rest causing the serious injury.Oct 5, 2016 · N8324A · No damageNTSB DCA16CA193Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · New Orleans, LAthe improper placement of the coffee pot on the beverage cart and failure to use a safe-pour lid.Jun 26, 2016 · N69806 · No damageNTSB DCA16CA182Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737-932ER · Las Vegas, NVAn encounter with wake turbulence that resulted in a flight attendant injury.Jun 5, 2016 · N801DZ · No damageNTSB DCA16IA036Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737 · Seattle, WAthe flight crew's misidentification of the taxiway as the landing runway.Dec 19, 2015 · N477AS · No damageNTSB DCA16CA010Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737-924ER · Plevna, KSAn inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence resulting in a serious injury to a flight attendant.Oct 24, 2015 · N69838 · No damageNTSB DCA15CA025Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 7H4 · Dallas, TXN263WN captain's failure to maintain a safe clearance from the parked N8314L resulting in a ground collision.Nov 21, 2014 · N263WN · 2 aircraft · Minor damageNTSB DCA14CA090Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 - 932ER · San Diego, CAthe flight attendant's inadvertent trip and fall over a passenger bag that was in the aisle.Mar 5, 2014 · N809DN · No damageNTSB DCA14CA034Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · Las Vegas, NVthe captain's over rotation during the bounced landing.Jan 4, 2014 · N8327A · Substantial damage