Boeing 787 and Airbus 330 incident near Dublin, Outside the U.S., July 16, 2021
On July 16, 2021 at about 10:05 am local time, 2 aircraft, Boeing 787 (N873BB) and Airbus 330 (EIEIM), were involved in the same incident near Dublin, Outside the U.S.. 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
- July 16, 2021 · about 10:05 am local time
- Place
- Dublin, Ireland
- Type
- Incident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- Boeing 787 · all 787s on the register
- Registration
- N873BB · registry record
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
- Aircraft 2
- Airbus 330
- Registration
- EIEIM · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The factual record for the Boeing 787 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Ground collision during prior to flight defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: American Airlines
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
The factual record for the Airbus 330 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
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.
Other NTSB records under N873BB the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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.