Boeing 777 and Airbus Industrie A310 incident near Frankfurt, Ge, July 8, 2001
On July 8, 2001 at about 12:53 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Boeing 777 (N768UA) and Airbus Industrie A310 (DAIAX), were involved in the same incident near Frankfurt. No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
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
- July 8, 2001 · about 12:53 pm local time
- Place
- Frankfurt, Georgia
- Type
- Incident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- Boeing 777 · all 777s on the register
- Registration
- N768UA · registry record
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
- Aircraft 2
- Airbus Industrie A310
- Registration
- DAIAX · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The factual record for the Boeing 777 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: United Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: FRA Frankfurt
- Destination: Frankfurt
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
The factual record for the Airbus Industrie A310 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
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.