Boeing 737 and Airbus A321 accident near Dubai, Ae, July 21, 2021
On July 21, 2021 at about 4:00 am local time, 2 aircraft, Boeing 737 (A6FER) and Airbus A321 (A9CNC), were involved in the same accident near Dubai (Dubai Al International Airport). 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 accident. 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 21, 2021 · about 4:00 am local time
- Place
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Dubai Al International Airport · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- Boeing 737 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- A6FER · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
- Aircraft 2
- Airbus A321 · all A321s on the register
- Registration
- A9CNC · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The factual record for the Boeing 737 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Ground collision 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 Airbus A321 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Gulf Air
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.