# NTSB DCA26WA347: Boeing 737-8, N173AM, Fresno, CA, August 9, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: August 8, 2026, 22:55 local (Aug 9, 2026, 05:55 UTC)
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Coordinates: 36.716667, -119.61666 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7167&lon=-119.6167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Air traffic event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: AFAC
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26WA347
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203740/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA347

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Air traffic event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 737-8, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100/sequence.md?model=13844FZ), [All aircraft, 115 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N173AM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173AM), registered now, S/N 66297, built 2024 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-8
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8) (registry code 13845FZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International LEAP-1B28 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-leap-1b28-series) (registry code 13120, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 66297
- Year built: 2024
- Engines: CFM INTL LEAP-1B28 SER 29317 lbs thrust turbo fan; CFM INTL LEAP-1B28 SER 29317 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

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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