Airbus A330 and Cessna 560 incident near Tunis, Outside the U.S., September 21, 2026
On September 21, 2026 at about 7:13 am local time, 2 aircraft, Airbus A330 (ECNCK) and Cessna 560 (N5ADRL), were involved in the same incident near Tunis, Outside the U.S. (Tunis-Carthage International A airport). 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
- September 21, 2026 · about 7:13 am local time · cases in 2026
- Place
- Tunis, Tunisia · Tunis-Carthage International A · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft 1
- Airbus A330 243 · all A330s on the register
- Registration
- ECNCK · registered outside the United States · serial 840
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
- Aircraft 2
- Cessna 560 XL · all 560s on the register
- Registration
- N5ADRL · not in the FAA's current or past register files · serial 560-5808
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. private rules
The factual record for the Airbus A330 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Runway incursion veh/AC/person during taxi defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Rolls Royce Trent 772B-60 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Rolls Royce Trent 772B-60 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Wamos Air
The flight
- Destination: LIPE Bologne
- Runway 29
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
The factual record for the Cessna 560 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney PW545 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney PW545 (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HLLM Tripoli
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 A330 153 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Airbus 1,507 aircraft on the register
- Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra, Encore and Excel 1,344 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Cessna 72,685 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Rolls Royce Trent 772B-60 9 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: Rolls Royce Trent 772B-60 9 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- 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/DCA26WA373.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.