Boeing 737-9 N115AM accident near CancúN, Mexico, December 3, 2024
Boeing 737-9, registration N115AM, was involved in an occurrence near CancúN, Mexico on December 3, 2024. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ENG25WA013 is n/a.
ADS-B receivers recorded 30 minutes of the flight after departing the Cancún Intl area (MMUN), reaching a maximum of 36,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 19:18 UTC, at 36,000 ft and 420 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 32 km from Mérida Intl (MMMD).
The nearest weather report, from MMMD (32 km away), showed wind 70° at 14 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Boeing 737MAX 9 registered in United States (Mode S A03ED2).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- December 3, 2024
- Location
- CancúN, Mexico
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-9
- Registration
- N115AM
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ENG25WA013 (N/A)
- Departure area
- Cancún Intl (MMUN)
- Nearest airport
- Mérida Intl (MMMD)
- Recorded flight
- 30 min, max 36,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 19:18 UTC, 36,000 ft, 420 kt
3D flight replay
Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.
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Sources: NTSB case ENG25WA013; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.