Boeing 737 and Airbus A321 incident near Stuttgart, De, October 23, 2023
On October 23, 2023 at about 7:52 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Boeing 737 (TCSOR) and Airbus A321 (TCJSZ), were involved in the same incident near Stuttgart (Stuttgart 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 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
- October 23, 2023 · about 7:52 pm local time
- Place
- Stuttgart, Germany · Stuttgart
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- Boeing 737 8AS · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- TCSOR · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
- Aircraft 2
- Airbus A321 231 · all A321s on the register
- Registration
- TCJSZ · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- 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
- Air traffic event during approach defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: Antalya
- Runway 07
- A second pilot was aboard
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: retractable
- Operator: Turkish Airlines
The flight
- Destination: Istanbul
- A second pilot was aboard
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.