Airbus A320 and Boeing 787-8 and Airbus Sas A330-941 incident near Guarulhos, Outside the U.S., August 15, 2026
On August 15, 2026 at about 11:30 am local time, 3 aircraft, Airbus A320 (PRMRM) and Boeing 787-8 (N873BB) and Airbus Sas A330-941 (N413DX), were involved in the same incident near Guarulhos, 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
- August 15, 2026 · about 11:30 am local time · cases in 2026
- Place
- Guarulhos, Brazil
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- Airbus A320 214 · all A320s on the register
- Registration
- PRMRM · registered outside the United States
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
- Aircraft 2
- Boeing 787-8 · all 787-8s on the register
- Registration
- N873BB · registry record
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
- Aircraft 3
- Airbus Sas A330-941 · all A330-941s on the register
- Registration
- N413DX · registry record
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The factual record for the Airbus A320 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Runway incursion veh/AC/person during takeoff (rejected takeoff) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Latam Airlines
The factual record for the Boeing 787-8 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: American Airlines
The factual record for the Airbus Sas A330-941 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Delta Air Lines INC
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
- Airbus A320 789 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Airbus 1,503 aircraft on the register
- N873BB on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Boeing 787 Dreamliner 214 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Boeing 6,677 aircraft on the register
- N413DX on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Airbus A330 153 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Airbus 1,503 aircraft on the register
- 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/DCA26WA335.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.