Boeing 747 and Boeing 757-23A accident near Tel Aviv, OF, July 16, 2023
On July 16, 2023 at about 10:30 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Boeing 747 (OELRG) and Boeing 757-23A (N918FD), were involved in the same accident near Tel Aviv, OF. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
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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 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 16, 2023 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- Tel Aviv, OF, Il · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- Boeing 747 · all 747s on the register
- Registration
- OELRG · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
- Aircraft 2
- Boeing 757-23A, built 1989 · all 757-23As on the register
- Registration
- N918FD · registry record · serial 24290
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The factual record for the Boeing 747 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Ground collision during pushback/tow (engine start-up) 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 757-23A from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Seats: 178
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Federal Express CORP
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 DCA23WA363.