Boeing 737-832 incident near Belize City, Bz, September 10, 2025
On September 10, 2025 at about 4:30 pm local time, a 1999 Boeing 737-832, registered N386DA, suffered minor damage in an incident during approach near Belize City (Philip S.W. Goldson Internatio airport). It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 166 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
- September 10, 2025 · about 4:30 pm local time
- Place
- Belize City, Belize · Philip S.W. Goldson Internatio
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 166 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-832, built 1999 · all 737-832s on the register
- Registration
- N386DA · registry record · serial 30373
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (partial) during approach defining event
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 174,200 lb
- Seats: 189
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Cfm Intl. CFM56 SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Cfm Intl. CFM56 SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Delta Air Lines INC
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 2 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 162 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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.