# NTSB ENG26WA033: Boeing 737, N27273, Cancun, Mexico, August 8, 2026

- Type: NTSB occurrence investigation
- Classification: Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: August 8, 2026
- Place: Cancun, Mexico · diverted to Cancún International Airport, Mexico,
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG26WA033
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203585/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26WA033

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N27273](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27273), registered now, S/N 67528, built 2022 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (8)
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8) (registry code 13844FZ) (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
- Engines: CFMI LEAP1B turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: United Airlines
- Registered owner: United Airlines

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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