Airbus Sas A350-941 incident near Sydney, OF, March 19, 2026
On March 19, 2026 at about 7:27 pm local time, a 2024 Airbus Sas A350-941, registered N524DN, was involved in an incident during approach near Sydney, OF. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 4 people had minor injuries; 223 others were unhurt.
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 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 19, 2026 · about 7:27 pm local time
- Place
- Sydney, OF, Au
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- 4 people had minor injuries; 223 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus Sas A350-941, built 2024 · all A350-941s on the register
- Registration
- N524DN · registry record · serial 0680
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Turbulence encounter during approach defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 442
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Rolls-Royc TRENT XWB-84 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Rolls-Royc TRENT XWB-84 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Delta Air Lines INC
The flight
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 4 | 7 | ||
| Flight crew | 4 | |||
| Passengers | 212 |
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.
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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 DCA26WA163.