Boeing 757 incident near Mexico City, Mx, January 1, 2020
On January 1, 2020 at about 3:20 pm local time, a Boeing 757, registered N687DL, was involved in an incident during taxi near Mexico City. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
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 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 1, 2020 · about 3:20 pm local time
- Place
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757 232 · all 757s on the register
- Registration
- N687DL · registry record · serial 27586
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The DGAC of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 757 airplane that occurred on January 01, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGAC's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the DGAC 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
- Evacuation during taxi defining event
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 248,020 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1:; 0 hours total
- Engine 2:; 0 hours total
- Operator: Delta Air Lines
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N687DL the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.