Douglas DC9 incident near Chichen Itza, Mx, July 11, 2018
On July 11, 2018 at about 4:46 pm local time, a Douglas DC9, registered N802WA, was involved in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Chichen Itza. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 131 people were on board or involved.
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 11, 2018 · about 4:46 pm local time
- Place
- Chichen Itza, Mx
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 131 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC9 83 · all DC9s on the register
- Registration
- N802WA · registry record · serial 53052
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC) of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Douglas DC9 airplane that occurred on July 11, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All investigative information will be released by the government of Mexico.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) during enroute (cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: World Atlantic Leasing Llc
The flight
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 5 | |||
| Flig | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 124 |
Other NTSB records under N802WA the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DCA18WA247.