Boeing 737 incident near Cancun, Outside the U.S., September 19, 2025
On September 19, 2025 at about 2:12 am local time, a 2006 Boeing 737, registered N7723E, suffered minor damage in an incident during takeoff (rejected takeoff) near Cancun, Outside the U.S. (Cancun International 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
- September 19, 2025 · about 2:12 am local time
- Place
- Cancun, Mexico · Cancun International Airport · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 76N, built 2006 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- N7723E · registry record · serial 32670
- 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 (total) during takeoff (rejected takeoff) defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 149
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 2: Cfm Intl. CFM56-7B24 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 3: Cfm Intl. CFM56-7B24 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Southwest Airlines CO
The flight
- Destination: KMDW Chicago IL
- A second pilot was aboard
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.