- Date
- December 6, 2015, 12:05 local (12:05 UTC)
- Place
- Madrid, Spain
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N758ANBoeing 777 223EC-LZXAirbus 330
- Defining events
- Standing-engine(s) operating: Ground collisionTaxi: Ground collision
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 92416
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
N758AN · Boeing 777 223
Airbus 330
Factual narrative
The Spanish CIAIAC has notified the NTSB of a ground collision involving an Iberia Airlines A330 and an American Airlines 777 that occurred on December 06, 2015, in Madrid, Spain. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer, Design and Registry of the Boeing 777.All investigative information will be released by the CIAIAC.
The Spanish Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC) has notified the NTSB of a ground collision involving an Iberia Airlines Airbus A330 and an American Airlines Boeing 777 that occurred on December 06, 2015, in Madrid, Spain. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane and State of Registry and Operator.All investigative information will be released by the CIAIAC.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N758AN
- Reported as
- Boeing 777 223 (223)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32637
- Built
- 2001
- Engines
- Rolls-Royc RB.211 SERIES, turbo fanRolls-Royc RB.211 SERIES, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Airlines
- Registered owner
- American Airlines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- LEMD · Madrid
- Destination
- DFW · Dallas-Fort Wor, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LEMD · Madrid-Barajas
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- EC-LZX
- Reported as
- Airbus 330 (302)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1507
- Engines
- General Electric CF-6, turbo fangeneral Electric CF-6, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Operator
- Iberia Airlines
- Registered owner
- Iberia Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- MIA · Miami, FL
- Destination
- LEMD · Madrid
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LEMD · Madrid-Barajas