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).
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
- April 8, 2026 · about 2:37 pm local time · cases in 2026
- 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
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
- N566WN on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Boeing 737 2,895 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Boeing 6,677 aircraft on the register
- N226WN on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Boeing 737 2,895 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Boeing 6,677 aircraft on the register
- N887PC on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Orlando International · departed from
- Southwest Florida International · bound for
- Melbourne Orlando International · departed from
- Indianapolis International · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,111 since 1982 · 988 in the last ten years
- Florida 21,698 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/OPS26LA036.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.