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Accidents · NTSB DCA26WA343 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Airbus A320 and amateur-built DHC8 incident near Mascot, Outside the U.S., August 24, 2026

On August 24, 2026 at about 9:28 pm local time, 2 aircraft, Airbus A320 (VHVFX) and amateur-built DHC8 (VH84N), were involved in the same incident near Mascot, 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 October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
August 24, 2026 · about 9:28 pm local time
Place
Mascot, Australia
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft 1
Airbus A320 · all A320s on the register
Registration
VHVFX · no longer on the register
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight
Aircraft 2
Amateur-built DHC8
Registration
VH84N · no longer on the register
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Flight

The factual record for the Airbus A320 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Air traffic event during pushback/towing defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed

The factual record for the amateur-built DHC8 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: fixed

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.

Other NTSB records under VHVFX the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time

2018-09-30DCA18WA298 · incident near Sydney

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.