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Boeing 777 incident near Mexico City,, Mx, April 13, 2021

On April 13, 2021 at about 2:11 am local time, a Boeing 777, registered FGZNC, was involved in an incident during takeoff (rejected takeoff) near Mexico City, (Licenciado Benito Juarez Inter airport). 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
April 13, 2021 · about 2:11 am local time
Place
Mexico City,, Mexico · Licenciado Benito Juarez Inter · map
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 777 300ER · all 777s on the register
Registration
FGZNC · no longer on the register
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Runway incursion veh/AC/person during takeoff (rejected takeoff) defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Operator: Air France

The flight

  • Departed from: LFPG Paris

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

The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.

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.