Boeing 737 and Airbus Helicopters EC135 incident near Madrid, Es, September 17, 2025
On September 17, 2025 at about 4:07 am local time, 2 aircraft, Boeing 737 (EIDWX) and Airbus Helicopters EC135 (N10302), were involved in the same incident near Madrid. No one was hurt; 195 people were on board or involved.
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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 17, 2025 · about 4:07 am local time · cases in 2025
- Place
- Madrid, Spain · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 195 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- Boeing 737 8AS, built 2008 · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- EIDWX · registered outside the United States · serial 2508
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
- Aircraft 2
- Airbus Helicopters EC135 · all EC135s on the register
- Registration
- N10302 · registry record
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. private rules
The factual record for the Boeing 737 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation during initial climb defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Destination: LBSF Sofia
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 4 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 186 |
The factual record for the Airbus Helicopters EC135 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B3 (turboshaft); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LETO Madrid OF
- Destination: LETO Madrid
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- Boeing 737 2,896 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Boeing 6,679 aircraft on the register
- N10302 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Airbus Helicopters EC-135 now H135 396 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Airbus Helicopters 267 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206B3 30 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/DCA25WA342.json.
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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 does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.