# NTSB Incident DEN07IA037
> **Boeing 737-824** · 2006-12-16 · Colorado Spring, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN07IA037
- **Event ID:** 20061219X01807
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2006-12-16
- **Location:** Colorado Spring, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.809165, -104.700836
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 159
- **Total aboard:** 160
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737-824
- **Registration:** N24202
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A short circuit in the primary (non-rechargeable) battery, most likely due to it being recharged.  This internal short led to thermal runaway, battery failure, and an explosion.

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