Airbus A321 - 211 and Boeing 737 - 4M0 incident near Barcelona, Es, April 28, 2015
On April 28, 2015 at about 5:00 am local time, 2 aircraft, Airbus A321 - 211 (FGTAZ) and Boeing 737 - 4M0 (OEIAP), were involved in the same incident near Barcelona. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
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
- April 28, 2015 · about 5:00 am local time
- Place
- Barcelona, Spain
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- Airbus A321 - 211 211 · all A321 - 211s on the register
- Registration
- FGTAZ · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
- Aircraft 2
- Boeing 737 - 4M0 4M0 · all 737 - 4M0s on the register
- Registration
- OEIAP · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative for the Airbus A321 - 211 preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion Civil (CIAIAC) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A321 and a Boeing 737-400 which occurred on April 28, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of one of the airplanes. All investigative information will be released by the CIAIAC.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The NTSB's narrative for the Boeing 737 - 4M0 preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion Civil (CIAIAC) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A321 and a Boeing 737-400 which occurred on April 28, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of one of the airplanes. All investigative information will be released by the CIAIAC.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record for the Airbus A321 - 211 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Air traffic event during taxi defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
The factual record for the Boeing 737 - 4M0 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Air traffic event during landing (landing roll) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check 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.