Boeing 737-9 and Boeing CO 777-FS2 incident near Newark, New Jersey, March 18, 2026
On March 18, 2026, 2 aircraft, Boeing 737-9 (N738AL) and Boeing CO 777-FS2 (N853FD), were involved in the same incident near Newark, New Jersey (Newark Liberty Intl airport). No one was hurt; 183 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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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 September 29, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 18, 2026
- Place
- Newark, New Jersey · Newark Liberty Intl · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 183 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- Boeing 737-9, built 2025 · all 737-9s on the register
- Registration
- N738AL · registry record · serial 68519
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
- Aircraft 2
- Boeing CO 777-FS2, built 2009
- Registration
- N853FD · registry record · serial 37724
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database and is rewritten in plain English only where the NTSB used codes; the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. This site 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 OPS26LA027.