Boeing 737-7CT and Boeing 737-7H4 and Textron Aviation INC 560XL incident near Orlando, Florida, April 8, 2026
On April 8, 2026 at about 2:37 pm local time, 3 aircraft, Boeing 737-7CT (N566WN) and Boeing 737-7H4 (N226WN) and Textron Aviation INC 560XL (N887PC), were involved in the same incident near Orlando, Florida. The NTSB record does not give the injuries. 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 October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 8, 2026 · about 2:37 pm local time
- Place
- Orlando, Florida · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- Boeing 737-7CT, built 2002 · all 737-7CTs on the register
- Registration
- N566WN · registry record · serial 32753
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
- Aircraft 2
- Boeing 737-7H4, built 2005 · all 737-7H4s on the register
- Registration
- N226WN · registry record · serial 32494
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
- Aircraft 3
- Textron Aviation INC 560XL, built 2018
- Registration
- N887PC · registry record · serial 560-6252
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · fractional-ownership rules (Part 91 subpart K)
The factual record for the Boeing 737-7CT from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation during enroute (climb to cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Seats: 149
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: Southwest Airlines CO
The flight
- Departed from: MCO Orlando FL at 2:30 pm
- Destination: PBI Palm Beach FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 060° at 16 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 10,000 ft; a few clouds at 2,600 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.08 inHg
- Observation at 10:00 am from KMCO, 5 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KMCO 081353Z 06016G20KT 10SM FEW026 SCT048 BKN100 22/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02170172
The factual record for the Boeing 737-7H4 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation during enroute (climb to cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Seats: 143
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: Southwest Airlines CO
The flight
- Departed from: MCO Orlando FL at 2:36 pm
- Destination: RSW Fort Myers FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
The factual record for the Textron Aviation INC 560XL from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation during enroute (climb to cruise) defining event
- Air traffic event during enroute (climb to cruise)
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Seats: 13
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: Pcj LLC
The flight
- Departed from: MLB Melbourne FL at 2:30 pm
- Destination: IND Indianapolis IN
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
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 docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. 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 OPS26LA036.