Airbus A330-323 incident near Sao Paulo, OF, March 30, 2026
On March 30, 2026 at about 2:49 am local time, a Airbus A330-323, registered N813NW, was substantially damaged in an incident during initial climb near Sao Paulo, OF. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 291 people were on board or involved.
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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 30, 2026 · about 2:49 am local time
- Place
- Sao Paulo, OF, Br
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 291 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A330-323 · all A330-323s on the register
- Registration
- N813NW · registry record · serial 0799
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Uncontained engine failure during initial climb defining event
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 513,677 lb
- Seats: 379
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Delta Air Lines INC
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 10 | |||
| Flig | 4 | |||
| Passengers | 277 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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 ENG26WA025.