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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 27, 2024 · about 8:40 pm local time · cases in 2024
- Place
- San Miguel de Cozumel, Mexico · Cozumel International Airport · cases near this 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.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N7826B on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Boeing 737 2,895 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Boeing 6,677 aircraft on the register
- Chisana Airport · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Outside the U.S. 1,249 since 1982 · 1,232 in the last ten years
- Outside the U.S. 0 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ENG24WA013.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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 does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.