Boeing 737 and Boeing 747 incident near Sao Paulo, Outside the U.S., February 8, 2026
On February 8, 2026 at about 4:18 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Boeing 737 (PRGGM) and Boeing 747 (N852GT), were involved in the same incident near Sao Paulo, 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 8, 2026 · about 4:18 pm local time · cases in 2026
- Place
- Sao Paulo, Brazil · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- Boeing 737 8EH · all 737s on the register
- Registration
- PRGGM · registered outside the United States · serial 36149
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
- Aircraft 2
- Boeing 747 87UF, built 2012 · all 747s on the register
- Registration
- N852GT · registry record · serial 37571
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
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
- Maximum gross weight: 174,200 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: SBVT Vitoria OF
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
The factual record for the Boeing 747 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 987,010 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Ge GENX-2B67B (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Ge GENX-2B67B (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 3: Ge GENX-2B67B (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 4: Ge GENX-2B67B (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Atlas Air Cargo
The flight
- Departed from: KMIA Miami FL
- 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.
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 6,677 aircraft on the register
- N852GT on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Boeing 747 192 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Boeing 6,677 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Ge GENX-2B67B 10 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: Ge GENX-2B67B 10 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Miami International · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Outside the U.S. 1,249 since 1982 · 1,232 in the last ten years
- Outside the U.S. 0 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/DCA26WA132.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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.