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Airbus A330 incident near Keflavik, Is, December 28, 2020

On December 28, 2020 at about 4:15 am local time, a 2005 Airbus A330, registered N810NW, was involved in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Keflavik (Keflvik airport). It was a business flight under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). 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
December 28, 2020 · about 4:15 am local time
Place
Keflavik, Iceland · Keflvik
Type
Incident
Injuries
The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Airbus A330 323, built 2005 · all A330s on the register
Registration
N810NW · registry record · serial 674
Damage
Not recorded
Flight
Business flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)

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

What happened, in order

  1. Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during enroute (cruise) defining event

The aircraft

  • Landing gear: retractable
  • Operator: Delta Air Lines

The flight

  • Departed from: JFK New York NY
  • Destination: CDG Paris
  • Flight plan: IFR
  • A second pilot was aboard

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

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.

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.