Boeing 737-79P incident near San Miguel De Cozumel, Outside the U.S., April 27, 2024
On April 27, 2024 at about 8:40 pm local time, a 2003 Boeing 737-79P, registered N7826B, was involved in an incident during pushback/tow (engine start-up) near San Miguel De Cozumel, Outside the U.S. (Cozumel 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
- April 27, 2024 · about 8:40 pm local time
- Place
- San Miguel De Cozumel, Mexico · Cozumel International Airport · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-79P, built 2003 · all 737-79Ps on the register
- Registration
- N7826B · registry record · serial 30035
- 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
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during pushback/tow (engine start-up) defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 149
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Southwest Airlines CO
The flight
- 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.