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Accidents · NTSB DCA25WA277 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Boeing 737 incident near Mexico City, Outside the U.S., July 28, 2025

On July 28, 2025 at about 2:20 pm local time, a Boeing 737, registered XAPPP, was involved in an incident during initial climb near Mexico City, Outside the U.S.. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. No one was hurt; 151 people were on board or involved.

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
July 28, 2025 · about 2:20 pm local time
Place
Mexico City, Mexico · map
Type
Incident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 151 people were on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Boeing 737 8 · all 737s on the register
Registration
XAPPP · no longer on the register · serial 39018
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules

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

What happened, in order

  1. Pressure/environ sys malf/fail during initial climb defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: retractable

The flight

  • A second pilot was aboard

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Cabi3
Flight crew2
Passengers146

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.

Other NTSB records under XAPPP the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

2023-06-01DCA23WA306 · incident near Merida · no injuries

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.