DCA26WA347

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737-8 · Fresno, CA · August 9, 2026

IncidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
August 8, 2026, 22:55 local (Aug 9, 2026, 05:55 UTC)
Place
Fresno, CA
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N173AMBoeing 737-8
Defining event
Approach: Air traffic event
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
AFAC
Case key
203740

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N173AM
Reported as
Boeing 737-8
Category
Airplane
Serial number
66297
Built
2024
Engines
CFM Intl LEAP-1B28 SER, 29,317 lbs thrust, turbo fanCFM Intl LEAP-1B28 SER, 29,317 lbs thrust, turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 129
Operator
Aeromexico
Registered owner
Bank Of Utah Trustee
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
GDL · Guadalajara, OF
Destination
FAT · Fresno, CA

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.