Boeing 737-852 incident near Merida, Outside the U.S., May 16, 2024
On May 16, 2024 at about 5:30 pm local time, a 2014 Boeing 737-852, registered N825AM, was involved in an incident during takeoff near Merida, Outside the U.S.. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. 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
- May 16, 2024 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- Merida, Mexico
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-852, built 2014 · all 737-852s on the register
- Registration
- N825AM · registry record · serial 36699
- 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
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during takeoff defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 189
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E ( (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27E (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MMMD Merida OF
- Destination: MMMX Mexico City OF
- Flight plan: IFR
- 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
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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.