Boeing 777 223 and Airbus 330 incident near Madrid, Es, December 6, 2015
On December 6, 2015 at about 12:05 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Boeing 777 223 (N758AN) and Airbus 330 (ECLZX), were involved in the same incident near Madrid (Madrid-Barajas airport). The NTSB record does not give the injuries. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
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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 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 6, 2015 · about 12:05 pm local time
- Place
- Madrid, Es · Madrid-Barajas
- Type
- Incident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft 1
- Boeing 777 223 223, built 2001 · all 777 223s on the register
- Registration
- N758AN · registry record · serial 32637
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
- Aircraft 2
- Airbus 330 302
- Registration
- ECLZX · no longer on the register · serial 1507
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative for the Boeing 777 223 preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Spanish Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC) has notified the NTSB of a ground collision involving an Iberia Airlines Airbus A330 and an American Airlines Boeing 777 that occurred on December 06, 2015, in Madrid, Spain. 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 Manufacturer and Design of the airplane and State of Registry and Operator.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 Airbus 330 preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Spanish CIAIAC has notified the NTSB of a ground collision involving an Iberia Airlines A330 and an American Airlines 777 that occurred on December 06, 2015, in Madrid, Spain. 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 Manufacturer, Design and Registry of the Boeing 777.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 Boeing 777 223 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- 153200 during 153
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 545,004 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Rolls-Royc RB.211 SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Rolls-Royc RB.211 SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: American Airlines
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: LEMD Madrid at 12:00 pm
- Destination: DFW Dallas-Fort Wor TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°C, dew point 0°C
The factual record for the Airbus 330 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- 250200 during loss of control - in flight
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: General Electric CF-6 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: General Electric CF-6 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Iberia Airlines
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: MIA Miami FL
- Destination: LEMD Madrid
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Other NTSB records under N758AN the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number DCA16WA028.