Accident: Boeing 737-700
Aug 27, 2016 · Pensacola, FL
NTSB numberDCA16FA217Event id20160827X31134
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 104
- Uninjured
Probable cause
A low-cycle fatigue crack in the dovetail of fan blade No. 23, which resulted in the fan blade separating in flight and impacting the fan case. This impact caused the fan blade to fracture into fragments that traveled farther than expected into the inlet, which compromised the structural integrity of the inlet and led to the in-flight separation of inlet components. A portion of the inlet struck the fuselage and created a hole, causing the cabin to depressurize.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-700
- Registration
- N766SW
- Year built
- 2000
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 121: air carrier
- Defining event
- Enroute Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Pensacola International Airport (PNS)0 nm (0 km) south
- Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field (NPA)10 nm (18 km) south-west
- Whiting Field Naval Air Station South Airport (KNDZ)16 nm (30 km) north-east
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