DCA26LA097

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 767 · San Bernardino, CA · January 16, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
January 15, 2026, 23:13 local (Jan 16, 2026, 07:13 UTC)
Place
San Bernardino, CA · destination airport coords
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N443AZBoeing 767
Defining event
Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Night
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Parties
FAA/AVP110
FAA report
20260115010979A
Case key
202310

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
N443AZ
Reported as
Boeing 767 (323)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
25202
Built
1992
Airframe hours
111,738
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 121
Operator
Air Transport International, doing business as Prime Air
Registered owner
Cargo Aircraft Management Inc
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Last inspection
Continuous airworthiness · January 15, 2026
Departed
GEG · Spokane, WA
Destination
Same as departure
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
SBD · San Bernardino Intl, runway 06, 10,000 × 200 ft, concrete
Equipment
Auto-pilot, Data recorder, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Stall warning system

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.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Night
Wind
90° at 3 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
52 °F, dew point 34 °F
Altimeter
30.02 inHg
Observed at
KSBD
METAR
METAR KSBD 160720Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 11/01 A3002 RMK AO2 T01140006=

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.